# Accident 19810930064589A: Airtrc AT301, Lonoke, AR, September 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1981, 11:50 local time
- Place: Lonoke, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.7905° N, 91.9074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lonoke, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7905&lon=-91.9074&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8593S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8593S-2016-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 1,177 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810930064589A

## Narrative

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

LOST PORTION OF PROPELLER BLADE DURING AN AG FFLIGHT. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING.NICK IN PROP BLADE AT SEPARATION

## 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 FTW81DPG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG70), Sep 30, 1981: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8593S), Lonoke, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8593S (1)

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

- [Accident 20140612011769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140612011769A), Jun 12, 2014: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N8593S), Pearsall, TX, Substantial damage. While dispensing material over application area, pilot reported he started a climb when the engine started vibrating and losing power. The pilot made a forced…

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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