# Incident 19820220005239I: Airtrc AT301, Tracy, CA, February 20, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1982, 16:30 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.7274° N, 121.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tracy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7274&lon=-121.4522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8828S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8828S-2019-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 (registry code 51612, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1340-an-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820220005239I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON AG OPERATION. LANDED ON A ROAD. MAGNETO BEARING FAILURE.

## Other reports on N8828S (2)

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

- [Accident 19980227007459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980227007459A), Feb 27, 1998: Airtrc AT301 (N8828S), Woodland, CA, Substantial damage. On February 26, 1998, at 1432 hours pacific standard time, an air tractor 301-300, N8828S, lost engine power and nosed over during a subsequent forced landing…
- [Incident 19840616031859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840616031859I), Jun 16, 1984: Airtrc AT301 (N8828S), Brentwood, CA, Minor damage. Caught outer wing spray boom in tall weeds while landing. Aircraft ended in ditch.

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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