# Accident 20010728021479A: Airtrc AT301, Devils Lake, ND, July 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Devils Lake, ND
- Airport: Devils Lake Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 48.4098° N, 98.4502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4098&lon=-98.4502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4361S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4361S-2006-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010728021479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 28, 2001 AT 1500 LOCAL TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-301 OWNED BY BREKKE AERIAL SERVICE, LOST THE RIGHT WHEEL ON TAKEOFF FOR A CFR 137 FLIGHT. VMC PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON RAMSEY COUNTY ROAD #4, 2.3 MILES WEST AND 3.75 MILES NORTH OF EDMORE, ND.

## 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 CHI01LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA252), Jul 28, 2001: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4361S), Edmore, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The incorrect installation of the wheel assembly bolts by maintenance personnel resulting in the stripped bolt threads and ultimate failure of the wheel, and directional control not possible by the…

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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