# Accident 20030726036679A: Airtrc AT301, Rhinebeck, NY, July 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2003, 06:30 local time
- Place: Rhinebeck, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WD8G
- Location: 41.9269° N, 73.9128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9269&lon=-73.9128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23820, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23820-2004-03-06) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030726036679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 26, 2003 THIS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NK2 IN LIVINGSTON NY ENROUTE TO PINE ISLAND NY FOR AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE AT 1200 AGL WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED A VIBRATION AND THEN OIL ON HIS WINDSCREEN. THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE LANDING. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT #8 CYLINDER HEAD HAD A LARGE PIECE MISSING. APPROXIMATELY 50% WAS MISSING CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER.

## 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 NYC03LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA168), Jul 26, 2003: Air Tractor AT-301 (N23820), Rhinebeck, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a failure of the number eight cylinder.

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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