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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-301 · Milford, IA · July 22, 2018

Date
July 22, 2018 · 13:15 local
Place
Milford, IA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
1OTG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3169H
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN18LA288
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,148 total441 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was taking off with a load of ag chemical. Just after lift off, the airplane veared left into a cornfield coming to rest in upright position.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS TAKING OFF WITH A LOAD OF AG CHEMICAL. JUST AFTER LIFT OFF, THE AIRPLANE VEARED LEFT INTO A CORNFIELD COMING TO REST IN UPRIGHT POSITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N3169H · 1

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