# Accident 19800217003979A: Airtrc AT300, Tacna, AZ, February 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1980, 13:48 local time
- Place: Tacna, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.7004° N, 113.9618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacna, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7004&lon=-113.9618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300AT-1981-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-300 (registry code 0390101, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,749 total, 62 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800217003979A

## Narrative

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

HIT DOWNDRAFT ON DESCENT FOR A SWATH RUN. LOW AIRSPEED. UNABLE TO STOP SINK RATE. HIT GROUND IN LEVEL ATTITUDE.

## 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 LAX80DUJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ32), Feb 17, 1980: Air Tractor AT-300 (N300AT), Tacna, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N300AT (1)

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

- [Incident 19790920024059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790920024059I), Sep 20, 1979: Airtrc AT300 (N300AT), Roll, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown. Brake line, pn 9007-2, had come loose at the brake pedal actuators.

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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