# NTSB DEN80FTE74: Air Tractor AT-301, N1KL, Montevista, CO, August 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1980
- Place: Montevista, CO · MONTEVISTA, CO
- Location: 37.5785° N, 106.1502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monte Vista, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5785&lon=-106.1502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTE74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1913  80/8/27  NR.MONTEVISTA,CO      AIR TRACTOR AT-301  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1100                    N1KL                PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        42, 3829 TOTAL HOURS, 260
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MONTEVISTA,CO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1650                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  7600                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- PUSH ROD FAILED AT PUSH ROD BALL END RECEPTACLE.D/A APRX 9500FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1KL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1KL-2018-06-19), registration cancelled 2018-06-19, S/N 100-0010 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-301
- Registry model: [Quest KODIAK 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/quest-kodiak-100) (registry code 7320001) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (registry code 52250, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800827037469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800827037469A), Aug 27, 1980: Airtrc AT301, Monte Vista, CO, Substantial damage. Ag pilot crashed attempting emergency landing after engine malfunction.

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.

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