# NTSB Accident LAX98LA090
> **Air Tractor AT-301** · 1998-02-18 · WASCO, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA090
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09572
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-02-18
- **Location:** WASCO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.640087, -119.439086
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-301
- **Registration:** N3656C
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot overboosting the engine on takeoff which resulted in a cracked cylinder and subsequent loss of engine power.

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