Air Tractor AT-301 N3656B
30 June 2001 · Grygla, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 June 2001 at about 00:45 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N3656B was involved in an accident near Grygla, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grygla, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Airstrip
- Coordinates
- 48.2906, -95.6101
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N3656B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grygla → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI01LA191
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from terrain on takeoff. A factor was the high density altitude.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The aerial application airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain on initial climbout from a private airstrip. The pilot reported no injuries. The pilot's written statement indicated, "Took of[f] with a light load NW wind at 3-5 mph. Temp at 82[degrees.] After take off I passed trees on the west side of airport [and] right wing first fell [and] the air was bad [and] aircraft settled to the ground[.] The aircraft was destroyed[.]" The pilot listed no airplane "mechanical malfunction failure" on his statement. The temperature, 27 nautical miles and 230 degrees from the accident site, was 27 degrees C and the density altitude there was 2,802 feet above mean sea level.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2001 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Finley, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Edmore, North Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2001 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Morton, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Nov 2001 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Anton, Texas, United States | Brown Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2000 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Garwood, Texas, United States | Michael Thompson | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2000 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Garwood, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2001 | Cessna 150M | South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 2001 | Douglas DC-9-31 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Beechcraft V35 | Mounds View, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2001 | Schweizer 269C | Walker, Minnesota, United States | Northern Flights Helicopter Service, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2001 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Dodge Center, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-38-112 | Tracy, Minnesota, United States | Matthew Hagen Sederstrom | No injuries | - |