NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-401

11 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Air Tractor AT-401, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19902026
NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-401 per year, 1990–2026: 11 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0390204', '0390209')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 350))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB DFW07LA138Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-401 · Oak Grove, LAA complete loss of power due to failure of the impeller drive gear train and displacement of the blower spring drive mechanism, which resulted in seizure of the propeller shaft/crankshaft. Also causal was the failure of the phenolic separator bracket of the…Jun 6, 2007 · N92PK · Substantial damageNTSB FTW04LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-401 · San Angelo, TXThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the soft terrain encountered during the aborted takeoff.May 19, 2004 · N4508Y · DestroyedNTSB ATL01LA099Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-401 · Batesville, MSThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing.Aug 28, 2001 · N91922 · DestroyedNTSB SEA99LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-401 · Jerome, IDFuel exhaustion. Carburetor contamination and rough terrain were factors.May 27, 1999 · N6024M · Substantial damageNTSB ATL98LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor 401 · Holly Bluff, MSThe malfunction of the carburetor which resulted in improper fuel flow to the engine.Aug 22, 1998 · N10103 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA98LA181Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-401 · Rich, MSa loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, resulting in a forced landing and subsequent impact with rough terrain.May 24, 1998 · N1008Y · Substantial damageNTSB CHI98LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-401 · Highmore, SDthe pilot failed to abort the takeoff in a timely manner and could not stop on the runway.Apr 3, 1998 · N1008T · Substantial damageNTSB FTW94LA306Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-401 · Mcgehee, ARThe loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. A factor was the unsuitable terrain.Sep 20, 1994 · N4549N · Substantial damageNTSB MIA94LA168Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-401 · Walls, MSThe partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. The sandy terrain was a factor.Jun 27, 1994 · N45332 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA91LA101Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-401 · Avon, MSLoss of engine power for undetermined reasons during a turn while on an aerial application flight. Contributing to the accident was failure of the left magneto due to failure of a phenolic gear which drives the rotating magnet.Mar 15, 1991 · N73135 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW90DPG12Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAir Tractor AT-401 · Jacksonville, ARA loss of engine power due to unknown causes. A factor was the unsuitable terrain.Aug 27, 1990 · N7318C · Substantial damage