# Accident 19790811031459A: Airtrc AT301, Taft, TX, August 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1979, 07:45 local time
- Place: Taft, TX
- Airport: Rovate
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 27.9800° N, 97.3928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taft, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9800&lon=-97.3928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4424S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4424S-1997-01-13) (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: 1,300 total, 450 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811031459A

## Narrative

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

ACFT FAILED TO BECOME AIRBORNE ON TAKEOFF. HIT A DITCH TURNED OVER.

## 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 FTW79FRG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG51), Aug 11, 1979: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4424S), Taft, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4424S (2)

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

- [Accident 19960518010819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960518010819A), May 18, 1996: Airtrc AT301 (N4424S), Griffithville, AR, Destroyed. Aircraft engine lost power, made an emergency landing in a field. (-23) oil quantity was depleted and engine lost power. Pilot made emergency, uncontrolled…
- [Accident 19860929048989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860929048989A), Sep 29, 1986: Airtrc AT301 (N4424S), Town Creek, AL, Substantial damage. The engine lost power during takeoff and the aircraft landed in a cotton field. Cause of failure undetermined.

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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