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FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Canton, MS · October 21, 1980

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Date
October 21, 1980 · 10:30 local
Place
Canton, MS
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N78MH
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FKQ02
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
27,210 total1,000 in this make and model350 in the last 90 days
N78MHRegistration cancelled Feb 26, 2013 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0008 · Built 1975Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine quit on spray run, crash landed. Found bad plugs, leaky cylinders, defective carb. Poorly maintained engine.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON SPRAY RUN, CRASH LANDED. FOUND BAD PLUGS, LEAKY CYLINDERS, DEFECTIVE CARB. POORLY MAINTAINED ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL81FKQ02Accident · No injuriesClosedCanton, MSOct 21, 1980 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N78MH · 2

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

Accident 19860702029899AForced/Precautionary Landing · Lake City, ARThe aircraft impacted terrain after the engine failed. No mechanical discrepancies were noted. Auto gas was used.Jul 2, 1986 · Substantial damageIncident 19780418008509ILow Level Operations · Port Lavaca, TXWhile making spraying swath main gear hit levee. On rollout during landing craft flipped over.Apr 18, 1978 · Minor damage