# NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-301, WA

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 WPR15LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA023.md): Air Tractor AT 301 · Basin City, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 2014 · N8878S · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s and the airplane owner’s failure to inspect the engine for cracks in the cylinders as required by an airworthiness directive, which resulted in the loss of engine power during low-altitude maneuvering flight.
- [NTSB WPR10CA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA332.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Garfield, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 6, 2010 · N8878S · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB SEA04CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA132.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Waitsburg, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 12, 2004 · N23811 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and his inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the landing. Gusts and high vegetation were factors.
- [NTSB SEA94LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA200.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Connell, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1994 · N3649Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while conducting aerial application activities.
- [NTSB SEA86LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA081.md): Air Tractor 301 · Prescott, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 1986 · N5097S · Substantial damage
  > The brake locking system engaged in flight causing the right brake to lock. The aircraft nosed over on landing where a small fire erupted from fuel spillage onto the hot engine.
- [NTSB SEA81DYP19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP19.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Prescott, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 28, 1981 · N8827S · Substantial damage

## 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" = 'WA' 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=WA

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