# Accident 20120503009649A: Air Tractor Inc AT-301, Danbury, NE, May 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2012, 09:10 local time
- Place: Danbury, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RAWG
- Location: 41.3956° N, 96.5985° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3956&lon=-96.5985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3166W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3166W-2017-12-21) (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: 2,635 total, 30 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120503009649A

## Narrative

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

WHILE RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT AFTER SPRAYING A FIELD, THE ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING ATTEMPT IN A FIELD 13 MILES SOUTH OF MCCOOK, NE, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER.

## 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 CEN12CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA274), May 3, 2012: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3166W), Cedar Bluffs, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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