# Accident 20130626011309A: Air Tractor Inc AT-301, Colome, SD, June 26, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2013, 17:25 local time
- Place: Colome, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 2SEG
- Location: 43.3767° N, 99.8589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3767&lon=-99.8589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3168X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3168X-2016-06-17) (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: 1,389 total, 106 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130626011309A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA375), Jun 26, 2013: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3168X), Colome, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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