# Accident 20030418006949A: Airtrc AT301, Batchelor, LA, April 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2003, 17:30 local time
- Place: Batchelor, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: J70G
- Location: 30.8333° N, 91.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8333&lon=-91.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36531, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36531-2018-01-18) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030418006949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT WHEELS DRAGGED IN A STAND OF WHEAT CAUSING ADDITIONAL DRAG. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DUMP THE LOAD TO FLY AWAY, BUT, DUE TO THE CLOSE LOCATION OF THE SPRAY AND DUMP LEVERS GRABBED THE SPRAY LEVER BY MISTAKE. AIRCRAFT SLOWED, AND THE RIGHT WING DIPPED INTO THE WHEAT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED WITH NO INFLIGHT OR POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 FTW03LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA136), Apr 18, 2003: Air Tractor AT-301 (N36531), Batchelor, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff with adequate runway available. A contributing 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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