# Accident 20010809022709A: Airtrc AT401, Grandcoteau, LA, August 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2001, 08:45 local time
- Place: Grandcoteau, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EBLG
- Location: 30.4305° N, 92.0495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4305&lon=-92.0495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10140, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10140-2002-06-26) (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 FTW01LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010809022709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT MADE ONE SPRAY PASS SOUTH TO NORTH. ON SECOND PASS DIVING IN ONA NORTH TO SOUTH PATH, ENGINE BEGAN SHAKING, SPRAYING OIL, BACKFIRING AND MISSING. PILOT PULLED UP, DUMPED LOAD OVER FIELD. ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. PILOT CIRCLED AROUND TO SET UP APPROACH TO AN OPEN FIELD, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE THE HARD ROAD. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN PLANTED FIELD, MAIN GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF AT FUSELAGE. RIGHT WING TIP DAMAGED, PROPELLER BENT, MAJOR DAMAGE TO LOWER FUSELAGE AND WRINKLING OF FUSELAGE SKIN AT WING ATTACH.

## 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 FTW01LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA178), Aug 9, 2001: Air Tractor AT-401 (N10140), Grand Coteau, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power while maneuvering, which resulted from a fractured #4 cylinder head at the exhaust valve rocker arm boss. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for 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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