# Accident 19810715041179A: Airtrc AT301, San Joaquin, CA, July 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1981, 01:00 local time
- Place: San Joaquin, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.6056° N, 120.1898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Joaquin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6056&lon=-120.1898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4341S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4341S-1988-11-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810715041179A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING NIGHT AG OPERATION. CRASH LANDED IN A COTTON FIELD.  FUEL GAUGE NOT ACCURATE.

## 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 LAX81DVA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA53), Jul 15, 1981: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4341S), San Joaquin, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4341S (1)

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

- [Accident 19811005065299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811005065299A), Oct 5, 1981: Airtrc AT301 (N4341S), San Joaquin, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft wing struck culvert when pilot attempted to fly beneath wires during spraying operation.

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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