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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT400 · Alvin, TX · August 27, 1982

Date
August 27, 1982 · 18:30 local
Place
Alvin, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3657J
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82DA351
Reported as
Airtrc AT400
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A15AG
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,417 total400 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crash occurred during emergency landing due to engine failure. Algae in main fuel filter.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. ALGAE IN MAIN FUEL FILTER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.