# Accident 20210713017929A: Air Tractor Inc AT-401, Carroll, IA, July 13, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2021, 04:40 local time
- Place: Carroll, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 7CLG
- Location: 42.0656° N, 94.8673° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0656&lon=-94.8673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7315P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7315P-2023-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (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-401
- Reported engine: WALTER M-601-E11
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210713017929A

## Narrative

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

DURING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS, THE PILOT WAS COMING OUT OF A TURN WHEN HE EXPERIENCED AN IMMDEIATE AND TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. REMAINDER OF CHEMICAL IN HOPPER WAS DUMPED AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN21LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA319), Jul 13, 2021: Air Tractor AT-401 (N7315P), Carroll, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The wear-related failure of the airframe fuel boost pump, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power.

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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