# Accident 19810820050799A: Airtrc AT301, Obion, TN, August 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Obion, TN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.2617° N, 89.1824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Obion, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2617&lon=-89.1824&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36498 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,364 total, 3,053 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FLT15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLT15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810820050799A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING 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 ATL81FLT15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLT15), Aug 20, 1981: Air Tractor AT-301 (N36498), Obion, TN, 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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