# Accident 20100716038809A: Air Tractor AT-301, Edmore, ND, July 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2010, 21:00 local time
- Place: Edmore, ND
- Airport: Brekke Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 48.4131° N, 98.4542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4131&lon=-98.4542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8774S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8774S-2023-04-01) (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: AIR TRACTOR AT-301
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,600 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA412) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100716038809A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING OPERATOR LANDED ON CROSS RUNWAY ON HIS FARM STRIP WHICH HAD NOT BEEN MOWED. LONG GRASS FACTOR IN GROUND LOOP OF AIRCRAFT DAMAGING RIGHT/REAR SPAR AND BROKE TAILWHEEL ATTACH TUBING/FRAME OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN10CA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA412), Jul 17, 2010: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8774S), Edmore, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.

## Other reports on N8774S (2)

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

- [Incident 20210430007629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210430007629I), Apr 30, 2021: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N8774S), Tahlequah, OK, Minor damage. Pilot stated that, enroute to southern Oklahoma, he was stopping at the Tahlequah, Oklahoma airport for fuel. While landing the aircraft on runway 17, south…
- [Incident 19860814051629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860814051629I), Aug 14, 1986: Airtrc AT301 (N8774S), Little Falls, MN, Minor damage. Engine ran rough after takeoff. Dumped chemicals. Landed on soft wet field and nosed over. Cylinder was broken.

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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