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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-301 · Cheyene Wells, CO · March 15, 2012

Date
March 15, 2012 · 09:15 local
Place
Cheyene Wells, CO
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7306C
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12CA264
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,100 total100 in this make and model190 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On March 15, 2012 at approximately 09:15 hours mountain daylight time, N7306C, an Air tractor model AT-301 aircraft sustained substantial damage during an attempted take off on a private Air strip. The sole occupant on board was not injured. Weather at the time was VMC.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 15, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:15 HOURS MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, N7306C, AN AIR TRACTOR MODEL AT-301 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF ON A PRIVATE AIR STRIP. THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD WAS NOT INJURED. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

NTSB investigation

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