# Accident 20080816846649A: Airtrc AT400A, Luverne, MN, August 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2008, 10:15 local time
- Place: Luverne, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VDKG
- Location: 43.6217° N, 96.2167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6217&lon=-96.2167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7307W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7307W-2012-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400A (registry code 0390203, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,655 total, 218 in this make and model, 343 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080816846649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ENGINE CT BLADES FAILED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE POWER AND CRASH INTO A VERY WET PASTURE AND THEN HIT A LARGE TREE.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A ROAD HOWEVER BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER COULD NOT MAINTAIN FLIGHT.  A M&D REPORT WILL BE FILED BY THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER.

## 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 CHI08CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA257), Aug 16, 2008: Air Tractor AT-400A (N7307W), Luverne, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the compressor turbine blades which resulted in the loss of power. Factors associated with the accident were the low altitude and the trees.

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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