# Incident 19811021074979I: Airtrc AT301, Tutwiler, MS, October 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Tutwiler, MS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.0172° N, 90.4333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tutwiler, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0172&lon=-90.4333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8563S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8563S-1997-08-29) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811021074979I

## Narrative

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

ZA ENGINE LOST POWER,LANDED IN ADJACENT FIELD.FOUND BROKEN AIR INLET DUCT BLOCKING CARBURETUR AIR SCREEN.

## Other reports on N8563S (2)

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

- [Accident 19960905026189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960905026189A), Sep 5, 1996: Airtrc AT301 (N8563S), St Clair, AL, Destroyed. Stalled during spray operations. Impact nose first. Exploded and burned.
- [Accident 19910513015759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910513015759A), May 13, 1991: Airtrc AT301 (N8563S), Tutwiler, MS, Substantial damage. Engine vibration. Nosed over on forced landing. Prop blade failed 9 inches from tip due fatigue. Gravel ag strip.

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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