# Accident 20090804016509A: Airtrc AT401B, Oelwein, IA, August 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2009, 13:45 local time
- Place: Oelwein, IA
- Airport: Oelwein Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZISG
- Location: 42.5569° N, 92.4003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5569&lon=-92.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60747, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60747-2011-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401B (registry code 0390207, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401B
- Reported engine: WALTER M601E11
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA503) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090804016509A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  TWO SEPARATE WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LET OUT A PUFF OF SMOKE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER.  THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE CORNFIELD.  THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER ON IMPACT.  FUEL RECEIPTS AND WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT DEPARTED THE OELWEIN AIRPORT (OLZ) 25 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN09LA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA503), Aug 4, 2009: Air Tractor AT401 (N60747), Waterloo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N60747 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020722017579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020722017579A), Jul 22, 2002: Airtrc AT401B (N60747), Pratt, KS, Substantial damage. (.19) On July 22, 2002, at 1040 central daylight time, an air tractor AT-401B, N60747, operated by farmers spraying service inc., was substantially damaged…

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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