# Incident 20150307002029I: Air Tractor Inc AT-301, Ontario, OR, March 7, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2015, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ontario, OR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0253° N, 116.9774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontario, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0253&lon=-116.9774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23923, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23923-2018-07-17) (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: 22,407 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150307002029I

## Narrative

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

ANNUAL INSPECTION HAD JUST BEEN COMPLETED AND THE PILOT WAS FERRYING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO ONTARIO, OR FOR THE OWNER. RUNWAY 14 WAS ACTIVE AND WITH ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC IN THE PATTERN, THE PILOT EXTENDED HIS DOWNWIND. WHEN HE TURNED BASE TO FINAL, HE ADDED FULL RICH MIXTURE AND THE ENGINE JUST QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW OVER A POWERLINE AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE EDGE IN A SOFT FIELD. IT TRAVELLED UP AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST IN THE MUD ALONG A RIVER.

## Other reports on N23923 (1)

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

- [Accident 20160802016729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160802016729A), Aug 2, 2016: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N23923), Weiser, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot reported that after departing Weiser airport (S87) with a load of liquid sulfur, he noted the cylinder head temperature (CHT) was increasing. He…

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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