# Accident 20010629014609A: Airtrc AT301, Grygla, MN, June 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2001, 19:45 local time
- Place: Grygla, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2906° N, 95.6101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2906&lon=-95.6101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3656B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3656B-2002-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010629014609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF TO THE NORTH FROM HIS PRIVATE STRIP AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE ROAD AT THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT BETWEEN TREES EAST AND WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING TIP WENT DOWN CONTACTED THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 45 DEGREES FACING THE END OF THE RUNWAY EAST SOUTH EAST. (.19) ON JUNE 29, 2001, ABOUT 1947 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-301, N3656B, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR GRYGLA, MINNESOTA. 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 WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI01LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA191), Jun 30, 2001: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3656B), Grygla, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from terrain on takeoff. A factor was the high density altitude.

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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