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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Port Gibson, MS · August 18, 1980

Date: August 18, 1980 · 11:50 local
Place: Port Gibson, MS
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8739S
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,200 total240 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N8739SRegistration cancelled Mar 11, 2013 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0181 · Built 1979 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine became rough and quickly locked up. Master rod had failed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE BECAME ROUGH AND QUICKLY LOCKED UP. MASTER ROD HAD FAILED.

Other reports on N8739S · 1

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

Incident 19800527051179ITakeoff Ground Roll · Valley Park, MSAircraft rolled into soft area on takeoff roll. Flipped over.May 27, 1980 · Minor damage