# Accident 19810501021039A: Airtrc AT400, Patricia, TX, May 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Patricia, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.5545° N, 102.0204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patricia, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5545&lon=-102.0204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36538, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36538-2018-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400 (registry code 0390202, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A15AG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,265 total, 85 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810501021039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF FROM AG STRIP. NO ENGINE OR FUEL PROBLEMS FOUND AFTER ACCIDENT. IGNITION OFF.

## 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 FTW81FQG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG25), May 1, 1981: Air Tractor AT400 (N36538), Patricia, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N36538 (2)

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

- [Accident 20130809015629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130809015629A), Aug 9, 2013: Air Tractor Inc AT-400 (N36538), Dumas, AR, Substantial damage. On 08/09/2013, N36538 landed at Billy Free Municipal Airport (omo) and departed the runway. Aircraft was being operated by a commercially rated pilot with a…
- [Incident 19970613013769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970613013769I), Jun 13, 1997: Airtrc AT400 (N36538), Branch, LA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was attempting takeoff, W/2230# aircraft got off the ground but was unable to maintain successful flight, settled back down on the side of hwy 35…

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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