# Accident 20180821024479A: Air Tractor Inc AT-400, Grand Forks, ND, August 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2018, 08:49 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JPXG
- Location: 47.9939° N, 97.0722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9939&lon=-97.0722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7300M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7300M-2020-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400 (registry code 0390202, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-400
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180821024479A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A FIELD ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE FIELD THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPRAYING. THE PILOT WAS BADLY INJURED, INCLUDING LEG AND HEAD INJURIES. THE PILOT CONTINUES TO RECOVER IN THE HOSPITAL AND HAS NO MEMORY OF THE ACCIDENT OR WHAT MAY HAVE LEAD UP TO IT.

## 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 WPR18LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA234), Aug 21, 2018: Air Tractor AT 400 (N7300M), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power while maneuvering due to the failure of the power turbine blade assembly for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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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