# Accident 19820827054419A: Airtrc AT400, Alvin, TX, August 27, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Alvin, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.4248° N, 95.2244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alvin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4248&lon=-95.2244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3657J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A15AG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,417 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820827054419A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW82DA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA351), Aug 27, 1982: Air Tractor AT-400 (N3657J), Alvin, TX, substantial damage

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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