# Accident 20090407003319A: Airtrc AT301, Corning, AR, April 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2009, 11:46 local time
- Place: Corning, AR
- Airport: Corning Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4101° N, 90.5797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4101&lon=-90.5797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36597, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36597-2015-05-19) (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*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090407003319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 7, 2009 AT 1146 CST A AIR TRACTOR 301, N36597 REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM CORNING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (4M9) IN CORNING ARKANSAS.  VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 150' AND LOST ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE NR 1 ENGINE CYLINDER JUG SPLITTING.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A RICE FIELD NEXT TO THE AIRPORT AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE SINGLE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CORNING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (4M9) IN CORNING ARKANSAS ON APRIL 7, 2009 AT 1145 CST.

## 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 CEN09LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA239), Apr 7, 2009: Air Tractor AT-301 (N36597), Corning, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the failure of the number one engine cylinder for undetermined reasons.

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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