# Incident 20140819014349I: Air Tractor Inc AT-301, Humburg, LA, August 19, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2014, 15:00 local time
- Place: Humburg, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PAQG
- 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: 854 total, 601 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140819014349I

## Narrative

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

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 STOPPED SHORT OF TREES.

## Other reports on N7309Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20140501006739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140501006739A), May 1, 2014: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N7309Z), Hessmer, LA, Substantial damage. 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…

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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