# Accident 19780718019239A: Airtrc AT301, Ridgely, TN, July 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1978
- Place: Ridgely, TN
- Airport: Ridgely
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.2372° N, 89.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RIDGELY (TN95), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2372&lon=-89.4856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4422S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4422S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,929 total, 312 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLT07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLT07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718019239A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WHEEL BRAKE MASTER CYL FAILED

## 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 IAD78FLT07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLT07), Jul 18, 1978: Air Tractor AT301 (N4422S), Ridgely, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4422S (1)

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

- [Accident 20060713014119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060713014119A), Jul 13, 2006: Airtrc AT301 (N4422S), Holcomb, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) The aerial applicator had just taken off from a Private strip near Holcomb, KS at 10 am, when at approximately 70 ft AGL the engine started to run rough,…

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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