# Accident 20100721039479A: Air Tractor AT-401, Bradford, IL, July 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2010, 13:30 local time
- Place: Bradford, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: W3GG
- Location: 41.0906° N, 89.8609° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0906&lon=-89.8609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45297, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45297-2015-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (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-401
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- 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 CEN10LA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA420) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100721039479A

## Narrative

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

DURING AERIAL APPLICATION THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT APPROXIMETLY 200-300 FEET AGL. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT TO AN UNIDENTIFIED AIRSTRIP APPROXIMETLY 5 MILES TO THE WEST OF HIS SPRAYING LOCATION. DURING THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY OVER A ROAD AND INTO A DITCH WHERE IT SUBSEQUENTIALLY NOSED OVER COMMING TO REST INVERTED IN A CORN FIELD. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN10LA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA420), Jul 21, 2010: Air Tractor AT-401 (N45297), Toulin, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power as a result of a cracked cylinder and the reduced visibility due to the oil-covered windshield.

## Other reports on N45297 (2)

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

- [Accident 20030331005589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030331005589A), Mar 31, 2003: Airtrc AT401 (N45297), Knox, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was flight testing aircraft after new engine was installed. Pilot reported loss of oil pressure and engine power. A/c landed in corn field and…
- [Accident 19940801019969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940801019969A), Aug 1, 1994: Airtrc AT401 (N45297), Mcgehee, AR, Substantial damage. Engine lost power flying to another spray field. Ground looped in cotton turn row. Blower bearing failure.

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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