19810808048069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · San Benito, TX · August 8, 1981

Date
August 8, 1981 · 09:15 local
Place
San Benito, TX
Airport
Farmers Coop
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4409S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FRG58
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,015 total700 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit in traffic pattern. Pilot unable to reach runway so made landing in dry creekbed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. PILOT UNABLE TO REACH RUNWAY SO MADE LANDING IN DRY CREEKBED.

NTSB investigation

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