# Accident 19810819050499A: Airtrc AT302, Phoenix, AZ, August 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1981, 00:15 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5232S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5232S-1982-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-302 (registry code 0390104, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT302
- Reported engine: LYC LTP101600A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUJ88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ88) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810819050499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES AND CRASHED DURING NIGHT TIME SPRAYING OPERATION.

## 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 LAX81FUJ88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ88), Aug 19, 1981: Air Tractor AT-302 (N5232S), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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