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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-301 · Colome, SD · June 26, 2013

Date: June 26, 2013 · 17:25 local
Place: Colome, SD
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 2SEG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3168X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA375
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,389 total106 in this make and model96 in the last 90 days

N3168XRegistration cancelled Jun 17, 2016 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0566 · Built 1984 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On June 26, 2013 at 5:20 pm CDT an Air tractor 301 owned by semper fi aviation, LLC contacted the ground while spraying a wheat field. Visual metrological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damage and the pilot was not injured. The pilot holds a commercial pilot certificate. The flight originated from winner, SD June 26, 2013 at 5:00 pm CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 26, 2013 AT 5:20 PM CDT AN AIR TRACTOR 301 OWNED BY SEMPER FI AVIATION, LLC CONTACTED THE GROUND WHILE SPRAYING A WHEAT FIELD. VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WINNER, SD JUNE 26, 2013 AT 5:00 PM CDT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN13LA375Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportColome, SDThe loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident engine run revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.Jun 26, 2013 · Substantial damage