# Accident 20080812843809A: Airtrc AT401, Ida Grove, IA, August 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2008, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ida Grove, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SS6G
- Location: 42.3328° N, 95.4447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3328&lon=-95.4447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45029, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45029-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,659 total, 2,659 in this make and model, 377 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080812843809A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI08CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA213), Aug 12, 2008: Air Tractor AT-401 (N45029), Ida Grove, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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.

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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