# Incident 19800820080839I: Airtrc AT301, Ft Valley, GA, August 20, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1980, 07:00 local time
- Place: Ft Valley, GA
- Airport: Webbs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.5511° N, 83.8799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Valley, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5511&lon=-83.8799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5071S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5071S-2013-08-15) (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: 9,000 total, 2,000 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/19800820080839I

## Narrative

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

MAIN GEAR SPRING BROKE DURING TAXI CAUSING PROP TO STRIKE GROUND.

## Other reports on N5071S (2)

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

- [Incident 19940426013019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940426013019I), Apr 26, 1994: Airtrc AT301 (N5071S), Hastings, FL, Minor damage. Engine running rough. Precautionary landing n potato field.
- [Accident 19830609024909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830609024909A), Jun 9, 1983: Airtrc AT301 (N5071S), Ft Valley, GA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during forced landing after engine failure. Carburetor float was cracked and leaking.

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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