# Accident 20040604013249A: Airtrc AT301, Cotton Plante, AR, June 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2004, 18:30 local time
- Place: Cotton Plante, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZHGG
- Location: 34.8800° N, 91.1764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8800&lon=-91.1764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3166U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3166U-2006-04-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 294 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040604013249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) JUNE 04, 2004 AT APPROX. 18:30 CT N3166U, AN AT-301-301 AIR TRACTOR OPERATED BY SOUTHERN AIRE OF COTTON PLANT, ARKANSAS WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE PILOT ROBERT FERGUSON MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CULTIVATED FIELD. THE FLIGHT WAS UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. MR. FERGUSON STATED THAT HE WAS RETURNING FOR HIS FINAL PASS ON A CORN FIELD WITH 1/4 TANK OF FUEL IN EACH WING AND A FULL LOAD OF FERTILIZER WHEN THE ENGINE COUGHED AND LOST POWER OVER A WOODED AREA. HE WAS UNABLE TO REESTABLISH POWER AND ONCE HE CLEARED THE TREES HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN THE FIELD.

## 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 FTW04LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA150), Jun 4, 2004: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3166U), Cotton Plant, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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