# Accident 20180722017539A: Air Tractor Inc AT-301, Milford, IA, July 22, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2018, 13:15 local time
- Place: Milford, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 1OTG
- Location: 43.3025° N, 95.0625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3025&lon=-95.0625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3169H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3169H-2019-07-08) (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: 3,148 total, 441 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180722017539A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN18LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA288), Jul 22, 2018: Air Tractor AT 301 (N3169H), Milford, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because no anomalies consistent with a flight control system malfunction were observed.

## Other reports on N3169H (1)

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

- [Incident 20080623846879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080623846879I), Jun 23, 2008: Airtrc AT301 (N3169H), Alice, ND, No damage. (-23) On June 23 at approximately 8:00 a.m. local time, [privacy data omitted] clipped a powerline while doing ag operations near Alice, n.d. two spray nozzels…

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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