# Accident 20180829012519A: Air Tractor Inc AT-301, Partridge, KS, August 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2018, 13:15 local time
- Place: Partridge, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: W0GG
- Location: 37.9794° N, 98.1050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9794&lon=-98.1050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3164K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3164K-2021-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 (registry code 51612, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1340-an-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-301
- Reported engine: P & W R-1340-AN-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 585 total, 210 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA356) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180829012519A

## Narrative

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

AT CRUISE WITH HOPPER EMPTY, AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED.   PILOT USED WOBBLE PUMP AND REVIVED THE ENGINE TWICE FOR A FEW SECONDS.  THEN NOT ENOUGH ALTITUDE. PILOT LANDED ON CENTENNIAL ROAD.  AIRPLANE VEERED OFF INTO THE DITCH.

## 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 CEN18LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA356), Aug 29, 2018: Air Tractor AT 301 (N3164K), Partridge, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the 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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