# NTSB Accident CHI96LA217
> **Air Tractor AT-301** · 1996-06-26 · NESS CITY, KS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA217
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05937
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-26
- **Location:** NESS CITY, KS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.450527, -99.899909
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-301
- **Registration:** N8883S
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the failure of a counterweight bolt in the propeller for reasons undetermined.  Factors were the wet landing area and the encounter with unsuitable terrain during the forced landing.

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