# Accident 19790506011279A: Airtrc AT301, Surprise, AZ, May 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Surprise, AZ
- Airport: Surprise
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.6306° N, 112.3332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Surprise, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6306&lon=-112.3332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3437S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506011279A

## Narrative

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

OVERSHOT RUNWAY ON LANDING ROLL. RAN INTO A DITCH.

## 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 LAX79DUJ66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ66), May 6, 1979: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3437S), Suprise, AZ, substantial damage

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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