19790613022419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Elsa, TX · June 13, 1979

Date
June 13, 1979 · 19:50 local
Place
Elsa, TX
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4412S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FRG41
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,520 total150 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ag pilot returning aircraft to home field. Crashed while performing low-level aerobatics.

As the FAA filed it

AG PILOT RETURNING AIRCRAFT TO HOME FIELD. CRASHED WHILE PERFORMING LOW-LEVEL AEROBATICS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.