# Accident 19820826042299A: Airtrc AT301, Winnsboro, LA, August 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1982, 18:00 local time
- Place: Winnsboro, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.1601° N, 91.7191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1601&lon=-91.7191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4342S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4342S-2012-11-21) (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: 12,313 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820826042299A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON SPRAY RUN TURN AROUND. FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING. FAILED TO TURN OFF SWITCHS, BURNED.

## 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 FTW82DA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA350), Aug 26, 1982: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4342S), Winnesboro, LA, destroyed

## Other reports on N4342S (1)

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

- [Accident 19800527016429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800527016429A), May 27, 1980: Airtrc AT301 (N4342S), Alvin, TX, Substantial damage. Made premature lift-off on hot day. Full load. Airplane settled to ground off end of runway. Struck levee.

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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