Air Tractor AT 301 N3169H
22 July 2018 · Milford, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 July 2018 at about 18:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT 301 registered N3169H was involved in an accident near Milford, Iowa, 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Milford, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 43.3025, -95.0625
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT 301
- Registration
- N3169H
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1984
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Milford → Milford
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN18LA288
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because no anomalies consistent with a flight control system malfunction were observed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The operator reported that, during takeoff for an agricultural application flight, the airplane "quickly whipped" left almost immediately after becoming airborne. Subsequently, the airplane impacted a cornfield and then came to rest about 70 ft west of the runway. Postaccident airframe examination did not reveal evidence of any preimpact anomalies with the flight control system that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that there were no issues with the engine during the takeoff. The pilot added that he commonly used a gentle rise in the runway to assist the airplane to become airborne during takeoff; however, the investigation could not determine if this played a role in the loss of airplane control. Based on the available evidence, the investigation could not determine the reason for the pilot's loss of airplane control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2018 | Air Tractor AT 301 | Partridge, Kansas, United States | Ag Air Service Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2018 | Air Tractor AT 301 | Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States | Classic Arrow Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2016 | Air Tractor AT 301 | Bird Island, Minnesota, United States | Willmar Aerial Spraying INC | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2016 | Air Tractor AT 301 | Weiser, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Winner, South Dakota, United States | Semper Fi Aviation, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2014 | Air Tractor AT 301 | Pearsall, Texas, United States | Smith Company Flying Service | No injuries | - |
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