# Accident 19780801021509A: Airtrc AT301, Rio Hondo, TX, August 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1978
- Place: Rio Hondo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 26.2346° N, 97.5815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Hondo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2346&lon=-97.5815&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4397S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4397S) (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: 13,200 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801021509A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW78DRG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG62), Aug 1, 1978: Air Tractor 301 (N4397S), Rio Hondo, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4397S (1)

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

- [Incident 19920731038369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920731038369I), Jul 31, 1992: Airtrc AT301 (N4397S), Caldwell, ID, Minor damage. Pilot ground looped aircraft on landing rollout. Pilot stated he had brake failure.

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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