# Accident 19810714041269A: Airtrc AT301, North Lavilla, TX, July 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1981, 13:40 local time
- Place: North Lavilla, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N4416S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4416S-1994-04-22) (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: 12,756 total, 2,756 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810714041269A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81FRG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG55), Jul 14, 1981: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4416S), La Villa, TX, 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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