# Accident 20030730022349A: Airtrc AT401B, Girard, GA, July 30, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2003, 16:30 local time
- Place: Girard, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NQPG
- Location: 33.3697° N, 81.9644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3697&lon=-81.9644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61227, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61227-2006-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401B (registry code 0390207, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,218 total, 4,180 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030730022349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF FROM PRIVATE STRIP AND ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT LANDED IN THE FIELD ACROSS THE ROAD AND SLID INTO THE TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL03LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA122), Jul 30, 2003: Air Tractor AT401B (N61227), Girard, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the failure of the internal supercharger blower seals.

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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