# Accident 19780702041159A: Airtrc AT301, Bartlesville, OK, July 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1978
- Place: Bartlesville, OK
- Airport: Rocking Chair
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.7379° N, 95.9485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bartlesville, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7379&lon=-95.9485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4430S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4430S-2018-01-23) (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: 20,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPM24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702041159A

## Narrative

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

MAG LOST BEARINGS SPRAYING BRUSH.BENDIX SB9RN,S/N 175083.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW79DPM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPM24), Jul 2, 1978: Air Tractor 301 (N4430S), Bartlesville, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4430S (1)

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

- [Accident 19920422010599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920422010599A), Apr 22, 1992: Airtrc AT301 (N4430S), Almyra, AR, Substantial damage. Descending over a tree line to begin spray run. Settled due to load and struck a rice levee.

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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