# Accident 19800815036299A: Airtrc AT301, Erhardt, SC, August 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Erhardt, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N4411S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4411S-1997-12-02) (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: 2,650 total, 400 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FLG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815036299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SUFFERED INTERNAL BREAK-UP DURING SPRAY RUN. CRASH LANDED. BLOWER BEARING FAILURE FROM PREVIOUS PROP STRIKE.

## 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 ATL80FLG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLG17), Aug 15, 1980: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4411S), Ehrhardt, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4411S (3)

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

- [Accident 19970815022579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970815022579A), Aug 15, 1997: Airtrc AT301 (N4411S), Waynesboro, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft engine failed during aerial application and aircraft crashed and flipped over. (.4)after completion of spray application while returning to the…
- [Accident 19830628038129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830628038129A), Jun 28, 1983: Airtrc AT301 (N4411S), Fairfax, SC, Substantial damage. Starved engine of fuel by abrupt nose over after jumping a wire. Power not restored in time to avoid ground impact.
- [Accident 19800526014749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526014749A), May 26, 1980: Airtrc AT301 (N4411S), Eunice, LA, Substantial damage. Tried to take off with ag aircraft loaded over gross weight. Ran off end of runway. Nosed over.

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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