# Accident 20090810020199A: Airtrc AT301, Dewitt, IL, August 10, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Dewitt, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 1MRG
- Location: 40.6333° N, 88.8000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6333&lon=-88.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5018S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5018S-2010-05-03) (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: 7,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA514) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090810020199A

## Narrative

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

DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE ALTITUDE WHILE MAKING A TURNAROUND DESPITE ADDING FULL POWER.  PILOT WAS MANEUVERING TO DUMP THE LOAD WHEN AIRCRAFT STUCK TREES AND CRASHED INTO A CORNFIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT GROSS WEIGHT WAS 6881 POUNDS.  EIR#2009GL190039.

## 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 CEN09CA514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA514), Aug 10, 2009: Air Tractor AT-301 (N5018S), DeWitt, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the tree during the aerial application maneuver.

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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