# Incident 19790530028429I: Airtrc AT301, Belzoni, MS, May 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Belzoni, MS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1805° N, 90.4863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belzoni, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1805&lon=-90.4863&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5240S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5240S-2009-12-22) (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: 4,052 total, 21 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/19790530028429I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STALL DURING LOW LEVEL TURN. LANDING GEAR DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N5240S (1)

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

- [Incident 19920924039209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920924039209I), Sep 24, 1992: Airtrc AT301 (N5240S), Joiner, AR, Minor damage. Propeller malfunction on climbout. Returned to strip. Found broken pitch change link. Caused blade to go flat pitch

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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