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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-301 · Edgeley, ND · August 13, 2011

Date: August 13, 2011 · 12:30 local
Place: Edgeley, ND
Airport: Edgeley Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 2SEG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N73071
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11LA598
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N73071Registration cancelled Feb 21, 2019 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0617 · Built 1985 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed runway and performed a normal take-off to the northwest, climbed to approximately 200 feet and established level flight. After several seconds a noticeable descent developed at which time the pilot added power and received no response. Pilot added one notch of flap but sink rate continued. Initiated emergency load release with no relief. Aircraft impacted ground in a slight crab with wings level coming to rest 40 feet from impact point.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY AND PERFORMED A NORMAL TAKE-OFF TO THE NORTHWEST, CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AND ESTABLISHED LEVEL FLIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS A NOTICEABLE DESCENT DEVELOPED AT WHICH TIME THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. PILOT ADDED ONE NOTCH OF FLAP BUT SINK RATE CONTINUED. INITIATED EMERGENCY LOAD RELEASE WITH NO RELIEF. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND IN A SLIGHT CRAB WITH WINGS LEVEL COMING TO REST 40 FEET FROM IMPACT POINT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11LA598Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEdgeley, NDThe loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Aug 13, 2011 · Substantial damage