# Accident 20120315006459A: Air Tractor Inc AT-301, Cheyene Wells, CO, March 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2012, 09:15 local time
- Place: Cheyene Wells, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7331° N, 102.1181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7331&lon=-102.1181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7306C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7306C-2020-01-31) (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: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 100 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120315006459A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA264), Mar 15, 2012: Air Tractor AT-301A (N7306C), Cheyenne Wells, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during takeoff.

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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