Air Tractor AT-301 N1KL

27 August 1980 · Montevista, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 August 1980 at about 11:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N1KL, operated by Leach Flying S, was involved in an accident during in flight near Montevista, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 27 August 1980 at 11:00
Classification: Accident
Location: Montevista, Colorado, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Air Tractor AT-301
Registration: N1KL
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Leach Flying S
Operating rule: Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight: Aerial Application
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-1913

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	0	0	1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PUSH ROD FAILED AT PUSH ROD BALL END RECEPTACLE.D/A APRX 9500FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-1913, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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21 Aug 1980	Air Tractor AT-301 N8762S	Mathews, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Woods Aviation	No injuries	-
26 Aug 1980	Air Tractor AT-301 N8544S	Brawley, California, United States no coordinates	Central Brave	Fatal	1
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2 Apr 1980	Air Tractor AT-301 N4445S	Monroe, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	North la Flyrs	Serious injuries	-
9 May 1980	Air Tractor AT-301 N8689S	Lilbourn, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Kewanee AG SER	No injuries	-
14 Jul 1980	Air Tractor AT-301 N4364S	Palestine, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Stewmons Flyin	No injuries	-

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