# Accident 20020726035619A: Airtrc AT301, Malta, IS, July 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2002, 09:30 local time
- Place: Malta, IS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HNKG
- Location: 41.9833° N, 88.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9833&lon=-88.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2326S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2326S-2005-09-27) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020726035619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER AGRICULTURAL OPERATION WAS COMPLETED ENGINE QUIT AND AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CORNFIELD.

## 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 CHI02CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA224), Jul 26, 2002: Air Tractor AT-301 (N2326S), Malta, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The probable cause of this accident was fuel exhaustion, due to a failure to properly compute initial fuel quantity and/or fuel consumption.

## Other reports on N2326S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820322004779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820322004779A), Mar 22, 1982: Airtrc AT301 (N2326S), Spearman, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted during emergency landing. Induction hose, P/N50224-1, had collapsed causing engine failure

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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