# NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-301, FL

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA12CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA050.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · McAlpin, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 24, 2011 · N3169C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's distance from known transmission lines.
- [NTSB ATL97LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA127.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Clewiston, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1997 · N7307C · Substantial damage
  > The crack in the #8 cylinder head which led to the loss of power. A factor was the soft terrain.
- [NTSB ATL97LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA087.md): Air Tractor AT-301A · Labelle, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 1997 · N23728 · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during a turn-around maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/mush and collision with the terrain.
- [NTSB MIA95LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA227.md): Air Tractor AT-301A · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1995 · N7304C · Destroyed
  > Failure of company maintenance personnel to comply with a required airworthiness directive, resulting in an in-flight fire and emergency landing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB MIA91LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA158.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · High Springs, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1991 · N8841S · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power due to disintegration of the impeller caused by a worn impeller bearing.
- [NTSB MIA90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA001.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Belle Glade, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1989 · N8842S · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate preflight by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, due to an inadequate supply of fuel. A factor related to the accident was: the terrain condition in the emergency landing area.
- [NTSB MIA89LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA127.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Fort Pierce, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 1989 · N3159D · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the number five cylinder. Factors related to the accident were: the proximity of homes in the area, which precluded jettisoning of the chemical load, and high vegetation in the emergency landing area.
- [NTSB MIA88LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA147.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Hastings, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1988 · N8841S · Substantial damage
  > While on an aerial application flt shortly after takeoff, the eng lost power. The plt then dumped the load of fertilizer & landed the acft in a field. After touchdown it nosed over & came to rest. Examination of the eng revealed that the no. four cylinder…
- [NTSB MIA88LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA091.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Port Saint Joe, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1988 · N36534 · Substantial damage
  > While on a business flt, unable to locate the landing site with darkness approaching & low supply of fuel, the plt performed a precautionary landing on a soft dirt road. During the landing roll the acft nosed over & came to rest. The plt did not file an acc…
- [NTSB MIA87LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA244.md): Air Tractor AT301 · Belle Glade, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 1987 · N23600 · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that he was spraying water to clean out his hopper tank. During approach to land the eng quit. Unable to reach the airstrip the plt landed on a road. On landing rollout on the road he struck a hidden 55 gallon drum with the right wing tip, spun…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'FL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0390103', '0390105'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0390103&state=FL

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