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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-401 · Ida Grove, IA · August 12, 2008

Date: August 12, 2008 · 17:00 local
Place: Ida Grove, IA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: SS6G
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N45029
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI08CA213
Reported as: Airtrc AT401
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,659 total2,659 in this make and model377 in the last 90 days

N45029Registration cancelled Sep 26, 2013 · Air Tractor AT-401S/N 401-0747 · Built 1990 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-401 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot took off to the northwest from idg, began a right hand turn toward rising terrain and started to lose manifold pressure and RPM. Aircraft lost speed and altitude. Aircraft landed hard in a bean field, impacted a berm, bounced, landed sideways and slid to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF TO THE NORTHWEST FROM IDG, BEGAN A RIGHT HAND TURN TOWARD RISING TERRAIN AND STARTED TO LOSE MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND RPM. AIRCRAFT LOST SPEED AND ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN A BEAN FIELD, IMPACTED A BERM, BOUNCED, LANDED SIDEWAYS AND SLID TO A STOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI08CA213Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportIda Grove, IAA failure of the turbocharger blower which resulted in the partial loss of power. Factors associated with the accident were the low altitude of the airplane and the embankment.Aug 12, 2008 · Substantial damage