# NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-301, 2003

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 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 FTW03LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA204.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Winnsboro, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 2003 · N301AF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate inflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB CHI03LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA261.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Aplington, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2003 · N4339S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining proper altitude/clearance from the wire during the aerial application flight. The factor to the accident was the power line.
- [NTSB NYC03LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA168.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Rhinebeck, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 2003 · N23820 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to a failure of the number eight cylinder.
- [NTSB DEN03LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA112.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Glendo, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2003 · N4406S · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Factors contributing to the accident were the low altitude, the high density altitude, and the trees.
- [NTSB CHI03LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA170.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Covert, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 2003 · N3659T · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to verify fuel quantity prior to the accident flight, and fuel exhaustion resulting in a loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the soft, rough, unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW03LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA136.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Batchelor, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 2003 · N36531 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff with adequate runway available. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2003
  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&year=2003

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