# Accident 20070818016379A: Airtrc AT301, Alamosa, CO, August 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2007, 07:52 local time
- Place: Alamosa, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NBTG
- Location: 37.4350° N, 105.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4350&lon=-105.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69WN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69WN) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070818016379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST #1 CYLINDER BARREL HEAD, SPEWED OIL ON WINDSCREEN. PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING (COUNTY RD. 104), HIT A SAND BERM AND NOSED OVER. AIRCRAFT WAS CARRYING MH30 CHEMICALS. ATTENDED TO BY HAZMAT TEAM. PILOT WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION DUE TO BACK PAIN. MINOR INJURY.

## 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 DEN07LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA138), Aug 18, 2007: Air Tractor AT-301 (N69WN), Alamosa, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the number one cylinder due to fatigue. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's diminished visual lookout due to the oil covered windscreen.

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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