# Incident 19800719062069I: Airtrc AT301, Plainfield, WI, July 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1980, 16:10 local time
- Place: Plainfield, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.2175° N, 89.4969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2175&lon=-89.4969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8564S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8564S-2018-06-01) (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: 6,000 total, 180 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/19800719062069I

## Narrative

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

AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES DURING SPRAYING OPERATION.

## Other reports on N8564S (1)

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

- [Accident 20140610010349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140610010349A), Jun 10, 2014: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N8564S), Winner, SD, Destroyed. During takeoff roll pilot said he heard something "pop" and the aircraft started to pull left. The aircraft left the runway and traveled about 450 feet and…

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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