# Accident 20080805843259A: Airtrc AT301, Herreid, SD, August 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2008, 19:45 local time
- Place: Herreid, SD
- Airport: Herreid Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 27DG
- Location: 45.8542° N, 100.0753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8542&lon=-100.0753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3161A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3161A-2018-05-30) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080805843259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 5, 2008, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PERFORMING PART 137 SPRAY OPERATIONS AND LANDED AT HERREID, SD AIRPORT. DURING LANDING HE GROUND-LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURIES.

## 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 CHI08CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA245), Aug 5, 2008: Air Tractor 301 (N3161A), Herreid, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of one of the tailwheel bolts on landing and the pilot's subsequent inability to maintain directional control.

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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