# NTSB Incident CHI01IA246
> **Air Tractor AT-401** · 2001-07-27 · Kenesaw, NE, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01IA246
- **Event ID:** 20010803X01596
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2001-07-27
- **Location:** Kenesaw, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.609912, -98.650634
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-401
- **Registration:** N4553K
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The propeller blade fatigue leading to its tip separating during an aerial application.  Factors were no suitable terrain for an emergency landing, high vegetation, and soft terrain encountered during the emergency landing.

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