# Accident 20160727011639A: Air Tractor Inc AT-301, Olivia, MN, July 27, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2016, 07:30 local time
- Place: Olivia, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KMJG
- Location: 44.4747° N, 94.5344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4747&lon=-94.5344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7311X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7311X-2018-05-31) (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: 444 total, 84 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA399) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160727011639A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT WAS PLANNED AND FLOWN AS A AGRICULTURE OPERATION.  PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED WITH A GPS SATELLITE LOCK ISSUE.  PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT STARTED TO IMPACT THE TOPS OF THE CORN STOCKS.  PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND, LANDED UPSIDE DOWN, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  PILOT EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA16CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA399), Jul 27, 2016: Air Tractor AT 301 (N7311X), Bird Island, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's diverted attention inside the cockpit and failure to maintain the airplane's altitude while maneuvering at a low altitude, resulting in an impact with terrain.

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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