# Accident 20130608010219A: Air Tractor Inc AT-301, Farnsworth, TX, June 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2013, 19:00 local time
- Place: Farnsworth, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TYWG
- Location: 36.3211° N, 100.9664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3211&lon=-100.9664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4421S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4421S-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-301
- Reported engine: PRATT AND WHITNEY R1340
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,629 total, 30 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130608010219A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 8, 2013, AT 1900 LOCAL, AIR TRACTOR AT-301, BEARING THE REGISTRATION NUMBER N4421S, IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE CIRCLING FOR A SURVEY PASS.  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LOSING POWER AND ALTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES IN AERIAL APPLICATION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND BOTH WINGS. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGNIATED FROM A PRIVATE FIELD IN FARNSWORTH, TEXAS.

## 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 CEN13LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA341), Jun 9, 2013: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4421S), Farnsworth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident engine examination revealed no anomalies.

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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