# Accident 19800402007969A: Airtrc AT301, Monroe, LA, April 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1980, 09:10 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.5190° N, 92.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5190&lon=-92.0772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4445S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4445S-1982-11-12) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800402007969A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON SPRAY RUN. HIT FENCE POSTS. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 FTW80FRJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ13), Apr 2, 1980: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4445S), Monroe, LA, destroyed

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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