# Incident 19790903034279I: Airtrc AT301, Jay, FL, September 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Jay, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.9504° N, 87.1523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jay, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9504&lon=-87.1523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8770S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8770S-2018-02-21) (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: 5,000 total, 221 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/19790903034279I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING WITH FULL HOPPERS ON WET STRIP, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND WENT UP ON ITS' NOSE.

## Other reports on N8770S (2)

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

- [Accident 19981109038909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981109038909A), Nov 9, 1998: Airtrc AT301 (N8770S), Statesboro, GA, Substantial damage. (-23)Pilot's explanation of approach and reported temp/dewpoint indicates that carburetor ice could have caused the loss of power and the go around failure…
- [Accident 19910218002809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910218002809A), Feb 18, 1991: Airtrc AT301 (N8770S), Pavo, GA, Substantial damage. Lost power on spray run. Landed on a road safely but hit a road sign. NR2 exhaust valve failed. Broke cylinder.

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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