# Accident 19810303018409A: Airtrc AT301, Brawley, CA, March 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1981, 13:45 local time
- Place: Brawley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.9785° N, 115.5286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brawley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9785&lon=-115.5286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4399S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4399S-2008-01-24) (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 R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,216 total, 2,494 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810303018409A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO FAILURE OF IMPELLER SHAFT.

## 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 LAX81DUM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUM13), Mar 3, 1981: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4399S), Brawley, CA, substantial damage

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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