# Accident 19790810021439A: Airtrc AT301, Newdale, ID, August 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Newdale, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8864° N, 111.6039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newdale, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8864&lon=-111.6039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8791S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8791S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400A (registry code 0390203, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-27 series (registry code 52141, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-27-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,822 total, 417 in this make and model, 387 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790810021439A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH AIRCRAFT 1132 POUNDS OVER GROSS.

## 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 SEA79DYA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYA27), Aug 10, 1979: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8791S), Newdale, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8791S (1)

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

- [Incident 19920507016089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920507016089I), May 7, 1992: Airtrc AT301 (N8791S), Big Sandy, MT, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted on landing rollout. Pilot had inadvertently locked brakes in flight.

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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