# Accident 20110816018769A: Air Tractor Inc AT-401, Hardin, MT, August 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2011, 09:00 local time
- Place: Hardin, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RVCG
- Location: 45.7333° N, 107.6167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7333&lon=-107.6167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1012T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1012T) (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 INC AT-401
- Reported engine: WALTER 601
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,600 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110816018769A

## Narrative

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

TURBINE ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING,THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING CAUGHT IN THE CROP AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE INTO THE GROUND AND TURN TO THE RIGHT TWISTING THE FUSELAGE AFT OF THE COCKPIT.

## 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 WPR11LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA386), Aug 16, 2011: Air Tractor AT-401 (N1012T), Hardin, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff due to the fatigue failure of the turbine wheel blades, which resulted from inadequate maintenance and inspections.

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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