# Incident 20070712825409I: Airtrc AT301, Penfield, IL, July 12, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2007, 19:30 local time
- Place: Penfield, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: UXRG
- Location: 40.3047° N, 87.9443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Penfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3047&lon=-87.9443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3159D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3159D-2022-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20A series (registry code 52139, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-20a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,428 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070712825409I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AN AG-TYPE AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLETED A PASS AND WAS MANEUVERING FOR ANOTHER PASS WHEN THE RIGHT WING SUDDENLY DIPPED DOWN IN WHAT THE PILOT CONSIDERED WIND TURBULENCE OFF OF SOME TREES. THE PILOT REACTED TO THE CONDITION BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO CLEAR THE POWERLINE WHICH QUICKLY REMOVED THE RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD 16" OF HIS SPRAY BOOM. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF THE LEFT AILERON AND SPRAY BOOM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RANTOOL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N3159D (2)

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

- [Accident 20100520035409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100520035409A), May 20, 2010: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3159D), D'Hanis, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to takeoff without flaps and ran off the end of the runway.
- [Accident 19890413007879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890413007879A), Apr 13, 1989: Airtrc AT301 (N3159D), Fort Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Unable to dump load crashed in trees between houses. Nr 5 cylinder assembly had cracked

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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