# Accident 20090115000059A: Airtrc AT301, Beaver, UT, January 15, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2009, 08:45 local time
- Place: Beaver, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HNXG
- Location: 38.1922° N, 112.5056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1922&lon=-112.5056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3170C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3170C-2010-09-27) (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*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090115000059A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PROVIDING 14 CFR PART 137 SERVICES UNDER CONTRACT TO THE UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES (SEEDING), THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE VIBRATION, LOST POWER, AND THE PILOT EMERGENCY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A SNOW AND SAGE BRUSH COVERED AREA.  UPON LANDING, AS THE AIRCRAFTS VELOCITY DECREASED AND WEIGHT ON WHEELS INCREASED, THE WHEELS EVENTUALLY BROKE THROUGH THE SNOW AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 WPR09LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA085), Jan 15, 2009: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3170C), Beaver, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power while maneuvering due to a sheared propeller blade's pitch change link. Contributing to the accident was lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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