# Accident 19820817039289A: Airtrc AT301, Leachville, AR, August 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1982, 15:45 local time
- Place: Leachville, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.9207° N, 90.2501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9207&lon=-90.2501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2321V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2321V-1994-11-28) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820817039289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DUE TO LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL. BOLT CONNECTING ELEVATOR HORN AND ACTUATOR TUBE BACKED OFF.

## 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 FTW82DA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA336), Aug 17, 1982: Snow AT-301A (N2321V), Leachville, AR, destroyed

## Other reports on N2321V (1)

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

- [Accident 19870717035279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870717035279A), Jul 17, 1987: Airtrc AT301 (N2321V), Rolling Fork, MS, Destroyed. The engine lost power and the aircraft hit a tree. Numerous reports of inadequate maintenance by this operator.

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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