# Accident 20140501006739A: Air Tractor Inc AT-301, Hessmer, LA, May 1, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2014, 08:45 local time
- Place: Hessmer, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PAQG
- Location: 31.0534° N, 92.1215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hessmer, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0534&lon=-92.1215&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7309Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7309Z) (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: 650 total, 500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140501006739A

## Narrative

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

DURING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT, THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTERING AND BLACK SMOKE BEGAIN POURING OUT THE EXHAUST. THE ENGINE LOST POWER. MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A RICE FIELD LEVEE. ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT A SOFT SPOT OF MUD ON THE LEVEE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT AND INTO THE RICE FIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER NOSE FIRST.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7309Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20140819014349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140819014349I), Aug 19, 2014: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N7309Z), Humburg, LA, Minor damage. Pilot felt a vibration and while trying to return to strip, engine started cutting in and out. Made emergency landing in wet field, hit a pile of logs and…

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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