# Accident 20010512011019A: Airtrc AT401, Warsaw, IL, May 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2001, 10:45 local time
- Place: Warsaw, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.3491° N, 91.4196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3491&lon=-91.4196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1008Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1008Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010512011019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.19)ON MAY 12, 2001, ABOUT 1045 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-401, N1008Q, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR WARSAW, ILLINOIS. THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM BAKER AIRPORT, NEAR KILBOURNE, ILLINOIS, ABOUT 1000.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI01LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA135), May 12, 2001: Air Tractor AT-401 (N1008Q), Warsaw, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the rocker assembly failure during low level maneuvering. Factors were the soft and sandy terrain and the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered during the forced landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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