# Accident 20030627012589A: Airtrc AT301, Glendo, WY, June 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Glendo, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.5003° N, 104.8181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5003&lon=-104.8181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4406S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4406S-2018-01-19) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 190 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030627012589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE SPRAYING AT HIGH ALTITUDE ON A WARM DAY, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE, HIT A TREE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE FIRST SPRAY RUN AFTER RELOADING THE AIRCRAFT THAT THE ENGINE LACKED SUFFICIENT PERFORMANCE TO CLIMB OUT.

## 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 DEN03LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA112), Jun 27, 2003: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4406S), Glendo, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Factors contributing to the accident were the low altitude, the high density altitude, and the trees.

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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