# Accident 20100520035409A: Air Tractor AT-301, D'Hanis, TX, May 20, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2010, 18:15 local time
- Place: D'Hanis, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: UXRG
- Location: 29.3747° N, 99.3419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3747&lon=-99.3419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3159D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3159D-2022-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20A series (registry code 52139, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-20a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-301
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331-1-151A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 105 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100520035409A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITHOUT FLAPS AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN10CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA262), May 20, 2010: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3159D), D'Hanis, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly set the airplane's flaps prior to takeoff.

## Other reports on N3159D (2)

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

- [Incident 20070712825409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070712825409I), Jul 12, 2007: Airtrc AT301 (N3159D), Penfield, IL, Minor damage. (-23) An ag-type aircraft had completed a pass and was maneuvering for another pass when the right wing suddenly dipped down in what the pilot considered wind…
- [Accident 19890413007879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890413007879A), Apr 13, 1989: Airtrc AT301 (N3159D), Fort Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Unable to dump load crashed in trees between houses. Nr 5 cylinder assembly had cracked

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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