# Incident 19780418008509I: Airtrc AT301, Port Lavaca, TX, April 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1978, 08:15 local time
- Place: Port Lavaca, TX
- Airport: Tanner
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 28.6180° N, 96.6283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Lavaca, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6180&lon=-96.6283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78MH-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780418008509I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE MAKING SPRAYING SWATH MAIN GEAR HIT LEVEE. ON ROLLOUT DURING LANDING CRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## Other reports on N78MH (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860702029899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860702029899A), Jul 2, 1986: Airtrc AT301 (N78MH), Lake City, AR, Substantial damage. The aircraft impacted terrain after the engine failed. No mechanical discrepancies were noted. Auto gas was used.
- [Accident 19801021057749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801021057749A), Oct 21, 1980: Airtrc AT301 (N78MH), Canton, MS, Substantial damage. Engine quit on spray run, crash landed. Found bad plugs, leaky cylinders, defective carb. Poorly maintained engine.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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