# Accident 19810728046309A: Airtrc AT301, Monroe, LA, July 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.5190° N, 92.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5190&lon=-92.0772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4407S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4407S-1988-11-25) (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: 5,500 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810728046309A

## Narrative

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

BLEW OUT TIRE ON LANDING. GROUND-LOOPED.

## 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 FTW81DRJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ27), Jul 28, 1981: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4407S), Monroe, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4407S (1)

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

- [Accident 19870721039729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870721039729A), Jul 21, 1987: Airtrc AT301 (N4407S), Santa Rosa, TX, Destroyed. The aircraft hit a wire during agricultural spray operations. The pilot misjudged distance from the static line.

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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