# Accident 20060713014119A: Airtrc AT301, Holcomb, KS, July 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2006, 10:00 local time
- Place: Holcomb, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NFKG
- Location: 38.0978° N, 100.9608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0978&lon=-100.9608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4422S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4422S) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060713014119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AERIAL APPLICATOR HAD JUST TAKEN OFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR HOLCOMB, KS AT 10 AM, WHEN AT APPROXIMATELY 70 FT AGL THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, MISS AND BACKFIRE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND TURNED SOUTH WEST TO AVOID POWER LINES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UPRIGHT ON A HILLY SECTION OF GROUND SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE COWLING, LANDING GEAR, AND AIRFRAME. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED, AND THE APPROXIMATELY 150 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL IN THE HOPPER WAS NOT COMPROMISED.

## 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 DEN06LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA097), Jul 13, 2006: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4422S), Holcomb, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N4422S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780718019239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718019239A), Jul 18, 1978: Airtrc AT301 (N4422S), Ridgely, TN, Substantial damage. Left wheel brake master cyl failed

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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