# NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-301, TX 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. Page 1 of 2 · 55 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB CEN14LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA287.md): Air Tractor AT 301 · Pearsall, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 2014 · N8593S · Substantial damage > The failure of the No. 1 cylinder rod at the link pin. Contributing to the accident was oil starvation to the rod bearing due to the improper flushing of the oil cooler, which allowed metal and other debris in the oil to clog the drain and the led to the… - [NTSB CEN13LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA341.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Farnsworth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 2013 · N4421S · Substantial damage > The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident engine examination revealed no anomalies. - [NTSB CEN12LA589](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA589.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Ralls, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2012 · N23960 · Substantial damage > The total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the rocker arm journal casting of the rocker arm cap. - [NTSB CEN11CA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA330.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Garwood, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 10, 2011 · N5097S · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from transmission wires during a low-level maneuvering flight. - [NTSB CEN10CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA262.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · D'Hanis, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 20, 2010 · N3159D · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to properly set the airplane's flaps prior to takeoff. - [NTSB DEN08LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA105.md): Air Tractor AT-301A · Garwood, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 2008 · N3166H · Destroyed > A loss of engine power due to the total failure of the number 2 cylinder. - [NTSB DFW07LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA148.md): Air Tractor 301 · Lueders, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 2007 · N7305E · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with terrain. - [NTSB DFW06CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA214.md): Air Tractor 301 · Big Spring, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 23, 2006 · N23260 · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as result of the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing. - [NTSB DFW05CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA003.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Coahoma, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 13, 2004 · N8886S · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for landing. - [NTSB FTW04LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA132.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Donna, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 2004 · N3168H · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the high tension power lines. - [NTSB FTW04LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA021.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · San Angelo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 2003 · N1361E · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper weather evaluation and the wrong runway selection. A contributing factor was the tailwind. - [NTSB FTW02LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA030.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Anton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 2001 · N2316X · Substantial damage > The total loss of engine power while maneuvering due to a cracked cylinder, which resulted in a forced landing. A factor was lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB FTW02LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA020.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Morton, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 2001 · N4395S · Destroyed > The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during an aerial application maneuver. - [NTSB FTW01LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA011.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Littlefield, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 2000 · N3165G · Destroyed > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a guy wire while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. - [NTSB FTW00LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA168.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Garwood, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 2000 · N8886S · Substantial damage > the loss of engine power in cruise flight as a result of the failure of the right magneto. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB FTW00LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA159.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Garwood, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 2000 · N8594S · Substantial damage > The failure of the supercharger seal resulting in the loss of engine power. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB FTW00LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA012.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Olton, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1999 · N23930 · Substantial damage > The inflight separation of the propeller blade due to damage from a wire strike. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB FTW99LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA204.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Victoria, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1999 · N4393S · Substantial damage > The separation of the engine cowling due to a fractured support bracket, which resulted in the cowling striking and bending four engine push rods causing a loss of engine power. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB FTW99LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA140.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Brownwood, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 1999 · N4329S · Destroyed > The failure of the pilot-in-command to use the manufacturer's published checklist and extend the flaps prior to takeoff. A factor was the pilot's fatigued physiological condition as a result of extended flight and ground duty hours. - [NTSB FTW99LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA107.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Garwood, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1999 · N8789S · Substantial damage > The pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane as result of the failure of the right brake system due to the stripped threads on the eye bolt connecting the brake pedal to the brake master cylinder. - [NTSB FTW98LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA304.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Plainview, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1998 · N2325G · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during the aerial application flight. A factor was the transmission wire. - [NTSB FTW97LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA317.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Vernon, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1997 · N2316X · Substantial damage > failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from an irrigation pipe. Factors relating to the accident were: the poor light condition at dusk, the object (vertical piece of irragation pipe), loss of engine power from foreign object damage, and the lack of… - [NTSB FTW97LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA242.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Edna, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1997 · N4396S · Substantial damage > failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from a guy wire, during a swath run. - [NTSB FTW96LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA371.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Meadow, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1996 · N3166H · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wire. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing. - [NTSB FTW95LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA362.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Dalhart, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1995 · N3169U · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff. - [NTSB FTW95LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA028.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Lubbock, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 1994 · N8523S · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the irrigation equipment. A factor was pilot fatigue. - [NTSB FTW94LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA278.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Lazbuddie, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1994 · N4360S · Substantial damage > The pilot's premature liftoff and the resultant stall during takeoff. A factor was the density altitude. - [NTSB FTW92DQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DQG01.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Lubbock, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 25, 1992 · N4334S · Substantial damage > The pilot's selection of a downwind runway for takeoff. A factor was the tailwind. - [NTSB FTW92DPA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPA01.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Dekalb, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 26, 1992 · N3167Y · Destroyed > Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB FTW90DRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRG04.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Mission, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 2, 1990 · N3653W · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain proper clearance above the crops he was spraying. A factor was the tree induced mechanical turbulence encountered during the descending turn. - [NTSB FTW89DRG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRG08.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Rio Hondo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 27, 1989 · N4448S · Substantial damage > Improper compensation for wind conditions by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were the adverse wind conditions. - [NTSB FTW88DRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRG05.md): Air Tractor 301 · Circleville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 17, 1988 · N3164Y · Substantial damage > The airplane was being ferried to a new location, and an en route refueling stop was planned. A low ceiling and low visibility set in and the pilot tried to extend the flight to a different town. The fuel was exhausted 6 miles short of a town. The airplane… - [NTSB FTW87DRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRG04.md): Air Tractor AT301 · Santa Rosa, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 21, 1987 · N4407S · Destroyed > The pilot was dusting a sugar cane field which bordered a dirt road with parallel electrical transmission lines. The pilot had been terminating his swath runs by flying underneath the electrical wires at the edge of the field. To prevent becoming a hazard to… - [NTSB FTW87DRA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRA07.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Anahuac, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 14, 1987 · N36503 · Substantial damage > The acft was substantially damaged when it encountered soft terrain and flipped over during a forced landing. The forced landing was executed following a complete loss of eng power during a swath run on an aerial application flight. The cause of the eng… - [NTSB FTW86FRG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRG20.md): Air Tractor AT301 · Taylor, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 21, 1986 · N3168H · Substantial damage > Commercial pilot of an Air Tractor AT301 enroute to base of operations at Taylor, TX executed a forced landing after experiencing severe vibration in the aircraft. Landing was made to a soft field. The aircraft nosed over during landing roll and was… - [NTSB FTW85LRA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LRA02.md): Air Tractor AT301 · Anahuac, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 17, 1985 · N1361E · Substantial damage > The acft collided with the ground after the engine reportedly lost power for an undetermined reason. Due to the low altitude while applying fertilizer the acft had to be landed in the path of flt. - [NTSB FTW85LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA039.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Mission, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1984 · N8523S · Substantial damage > After a loss of oil pressure the acft was landed downwind. During the precautionary landing across plowed furrows, the rt wing caught in the sugar cane crop and the acft turned to the rt, collapsing the left landing gear and damaging the left wing. The plts… - [NTSB FTW85LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA017.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Seminole, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1984 · N3164Y · Substantial damage > The plt reported that while on a local flt the engine 'blew up' & he made an emergency landing. He stated that the windshield was covered with oil & he could not see to flare the acft & landed hard. Inspection revealed a failure of the #4 rod at the master… - [NTSB FTW84LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA324.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Abernathy, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1984 · N2344T · Substantial damage > The acft collided with the bank of a drainage ditch in a field during a spray operation at which time the left main gearwas knocked off the acft. A precautionary landing was made during which the acft ground looped and the right main gear collapsed. - [NTSB FTW84LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA274.md): Air Tractor AT301 · San Benito, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1984 · N8594S · Substantial damage > At the beginning of the initial swath run the acft collided with power lines. The power lines remained attached to the acft throughout the uncontrolled descent into a cotton field. - [NTSB FTW83LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA394.md): Air Tractor AT301 · El Campo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1983 · N4369S · Substantial damage > The acft collided with a berm dam during takeoff and cartwheeled into a rice field. The acft carried heavier fertilizer on this particular takeoff and with increasing Air temperatures, the plt knew he was not going to make it and dumped the load. The dump… - [NTSB FTW82DA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA286.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Rio Hondo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 14, 1982 · N4448S · Substantial damage > Immediately after takeoff, the engine lost power and a forced landing was made in a field of tall cotton. After landing in the cotton field with four-foot-high stalks, the pilot as unable to maintain directional control and the plane was substantially… - [NTSB FTW82DRJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRJ13.md): Air Tractor 301 · Clarksville, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jul 1, 1982 · N4437S · No damage > The pilot stated that he briefed the two flagmen about moving to next row as soon as the aircraft was lined up on the swath run. Both flagmen moved properly until on the fatal pass one flagman did not move and the aircraft struck him. The flagman struck by… - [NTSB FTW82DA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA202.md): Air Tractor AT 301 · New Deal, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 29, 1982 · N4359S · Destroyed > The pilot departed an ag strip with a heavily loaded aircraft. Reportedly, the elevation and temperature were 3338 ft and 87 deg. After climbing to about 45 ft AGL, he entered a right turn. At this time, he noticed engine roughness and a loss of manifold… - [NTSB FTW82DRG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRG32.md): Air Tractor 301 · Mcallen, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 14, 1982 · N8523S · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that the engine failed shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was substantially damaged when it hit a canal bank at the end of the airstrip. According to the operator, the blower section failed which resulted in the loss of power. - [NTSB FTW82DA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA101.md): Snow AT-301 · Spearman, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 22, 1982 · N2326S · Substantial damage > When the aircraft lost power after spraying crops the pilot executed a forced landing in a field. During the landing the aircraft nosed over. Investigation revealed that an induction hose had failed and blocked the carburetor. A service letter relating to… - [NTSB FTW81FRG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG58.md): Snow AT-301 · San Benito, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 8, 1981 · N4409S · Substantial damage - [NTSB FTW81FRG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG55.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · La Villa, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 14, 1981 · N4416S · Substantial damage - [NTSB FTW81FRG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG36.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Pharr, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 17, 1981 · N8523S · Substantial damage - [NTSB FTW80DRA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRA33.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Alvin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 27, 1980 · N4342S · Substantial damage Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?model=0390103&state=TX&page=2 ## 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" = 'TX' 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=TX --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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