# Accident 20250803011269A: Air Tractor Inc AT-400A, Lamoni, IA, August 3, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2025, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lamoni, IA
- Airport: Lamoni Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 8KDG
- Location: 40.6324° N, 93.9022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6324&lon=-93.9022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3157B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3157B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400A (registry code 0390203, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-400A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,949 total, 52 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250803011269A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERING A DITCH BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN25LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA303), Aug 3, 2025: Air Tractor AT-400A (N3157B), Lamoni, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an aborted takeoff.

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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