# Accident 20070823023009A: Airtrc AT301, Vandemere, NC, August 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2007, 08:15 local time
- Place: Vandemere, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WOBG
- Location: 35.1911° N, 76.6639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1911&lon=-76.6639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3163T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3163T-2016-02-05) (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*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070823023009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT/OWNER/OPERATOR STATED THAT WHILE SPRAYING SOYBEANS, USING RACETRACK PATTERN, HE LOST POWER IN CLIMBING TURN AND SET UP TO LAND IN FIELD ACROSS THE ROAD. PILOT STATED HE HEARD LOUD SQUEAL THEN ENGINE QUIT, FORCING HIM TO LAND IN SOYBEANS. PILOT STATED HE WAS FERRYING LOADS FROM FORT BARNWELL (37 MILES) AND HAD COMPLETED APPROXIMATELY 84 OF 90 ACRES AT 2 GALLONS PER ACRE RATE. VERY SMALL QUANTITY OF CHEMICAL PRESENT IN AIRCRAFT (THIODICARB CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR). AIRCRAFT ROLLED SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET THROUGH SOYBEANS, LEFT SPRAY BOOM TORN OFF, ACFT HIT TWO DITCHES, CAUGHT LEFT WING AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN IN MOSTLY FORWARD (OVER NOSE) DIRECTION. ONE SMALL FUEL DRIP AT RIGHT WING FUEL VENT MOISTENING SOIL ABOUT 6 INCHES DIA. NO OTHER FUEL LEAKS FOUND. WHEN RIGHTED BY RECOVERY CREW, FUEL SAMPLE FROM LEFT TANK SHOWED SMALL AMT OF SEDIMENT: APPROX. 6 OZ FUEL EMPTIED LEFT TANK AT LOW POINT DRAIN. FUEL TANKS DID NOT APPEAR TO BE BREACHED. FUEL CAPS REMOVED AND DIPSTICK USED TO MEASURE FUEL IN TANKS. NO FUEL VISIBLE IN TANKS OR ON DIPSTICK. MAIN LDG GEAR APPEARS TWISTED AT FUSELAGE ATTACH AREA. LEFT WING IMPACT DAMAGE EXTENDS FROM LE AT TIP AND AFT OF SPAR INBOARD ABOUT SIX FT. 1 PROPELLER BLADE SLIGHT BEND.

## 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 NYC07LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA203), Aug 23, 2007: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3163T), Vandemere, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the failure of the supercharger bearings.

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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