# Accident 20040903030359A: Airtrc AT401B, Bainbridge, GA, September 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2004, 20:12 local time
- Place: Bainbridge, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: F7QG
- Location: 30.9714° N, 84.6372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9714&lon=-84.6372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3047A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3047A-2013-04-29) (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 R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,528 total, 329 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040903030359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) BASED ON MULTIPLE EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS, PILOT ATTEMPTED AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER AT AN EXTREMELY LOW ALTITUDE RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHING.

## 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 ATL04LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA173), Sep 4, 2004: Air Tractor AT-401B (N3047A), Bainbridge, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an abrupt maneuver which resulted in a stall and collision with the ground.

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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