# Accident 19790613022419A: Airtrc AT301, Elsa, TX, June 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1979, 19:50 local time
- Place: Elsa, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2971° N, 97.9939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elsa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2971&lon=-97.9939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4412S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4412S-1982-08-23) (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: 15,520 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790613022419A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW79FRG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG41), Jun 13, 1979: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4412S), Elsa, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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