# Accident 20220801007619A: Air Tractor Inc AT-301, Leon, IA, August 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2022, 14:20 local time
- Place: Leon, IA
- Airport: Lamoni Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CC6G
- Location: 40.6237° N, 93.9381° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6237&lon=-93.9381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4326S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4326S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-301
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,393 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220801007619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED LACK OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS WHILE ENROUTE TO THE FIELD TO BE SPRAYED.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A HEAVY WOODED AREA CAUSING A POST IMPACT FIRE DISTROYING THE 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 CEN22LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA354), Aug 1, 2022: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4326S), Lamoni, IA, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of airplane performance for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N4326S (3)

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

- [Accident 19980519010269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980519010269A), May 19, 1998: Airtrc AT301 (N4326S), Idaho Falls, ID, Substantial damage. Acft landed downwind on a dirt strip and a gust of wind caught the tail and flipped the acft over. (.4)as the pilot approached the agricultural application…
- [Accident 19950717019149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950717019149A), Jul 17, 1995: Airtrc AT301 (N4326S), Roberts, ID, Substantial damage. Lost power on takeoff. Flipped and carthweeled landing in barley. Exhaust valve rocker arm shaft had failed.
- [Accident 19820718030149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820718030149A), Jul 18, 1982: Airtrc AT300 (N4326S), San Joaquin, CA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine failed for unknown reasons.

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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