19810714041269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · North Lavilla, TX · July 14, 1981

Date
July 14, 1981 · 13:40 local
Place
North Lavilla, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4416S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FRG55
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,756 total2,756 in this make and model400 in the last 90 days

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 lost power during spraying operation. Aircraft crashed in cornfield when pilot attempted emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING SPRAYING OPERATION. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN CORNFIELD WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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