19810303018409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Brawley, CA · March 3, 1981

Date
March 3, 1981 · 13:45 local
Place
Brawley, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4399S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DUM13
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21,216 total2,494 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Forced landing due to failure of impeller shaft.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING DUE TO FAILURE OF IMPELLER SHAFT.

NTSB investigation

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