# Accident 20110803016759A: Air Tractor Inc AT-301, Minot, ND, August 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2011, 18:30 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: P8GG
- Location: 48.2575° N, 101.2778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2575&lon=-101.2778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8764S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8764S-2018-07-03) (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: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-301
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 7 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA570](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA570) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110803016759A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING, RAN OFF RIGHT SIDE AND RIGHT WING CONTACTED GROUND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL WING STRUCTURE DAMAGE AND DAMAGE TO LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT & WHEEL ASSY.

## 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 CEN11CA570](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA570), Aug 3, 2011: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8764S), Minot, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing, resulting in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N8764S (1)

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

- [Incident 20110504009409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110504009409I), May 4, 2011: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N8764S), Minot, ND, Minor damage. Left brake failed after landing. Aircraft left the right side of the runway and three spray nozzles broke off when they contacted the top side of a PAPI bar.

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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