Air Tractor AT-301 N8774S
17 July 2010 · Edmore, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 July 2010 at about 02:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N8774S, operated by Brekke Aerial Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Edmore, North Dakota, 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 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Edmore, North Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.4131, -98.4542
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N8774S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Brekke Aerial Service Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Edmore → Edmore
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA412
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing on a private grass strip that had not been used for several weeks during which time the grass had grown "considerably". Upon landing, the tall grass caught the left spray boom which resulted in the airplane traveling off the side of the runway into a wheat field. The pilot reported the airplane traveled 25 to 30 feet after contacting the tall grass, and it came to rest 90 degrees from the touchdown heading. The right wing and empennage were substantially damaged during the event.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Air Tractor AT-301 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2010 | Air Tractor AT-301 | D'Hanis, Texas, United States | Rustys Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 2010 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Malden, Missouri, United States | Aerial Farm Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2010 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Garfield, Washington, United States | S & E Mader Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2010 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Atkins, Arkansas, United States | Clark Kelly W JR | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2011 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Edgeley, North Dakota, United States | Semper FI Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Hogeland, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Jamestown, North Dakota, United States | Silas Liechty | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 2010 | Wsk-Pzl Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 WILGA 80 | Linton, North Dakota, United States | Skenandore Eugene F | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 2010 | Cessna 150H | Kenmare, North Dakota, United States | Hanson Lyle | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2010 | Maule M-5-210C | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2010 | Grumman G-164 | Michigan, North Dakota, United States | Orwick Spraying Service | No injuries | - |
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