# Accident 20130524008599A: Air Tractor Inc AT-301, Wheatland, WY, May 24, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2013, 08:00 local time
- Place: Wheatland, WY
- Airport: Phifer Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PV8G
- Location: 42.0531° N, 105.0103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0531&lon=-105.0103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23647, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23647) (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, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 160 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130524008599A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 24, 2013, N23647 DEPARTED THE EAN AIRPORT AT 0730 TO APPLY CHEMICAL.  THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND RECEIVED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE ONE MILE WEST OF EAN.  NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR13LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA248), May 24, 2013: Air Tractor AT-301 (N23647), Wheatland, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.

## Other reports on N23647 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940423020219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423020219I), Apr 23, 1994: Airtrc AT301 (N23647), Declo, ID, Minor damage. Right gear struck a large sprinkler system pipe on a spraying run. Broke wheel off. Returned to landing strip.

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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