# Accident 19820830042749A: Airtrc AT301, Marks, MS, August 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1982, 09:40 local time
- Place: Marks, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.2535° N, 90.2722° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marks, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2535&lon=-90.2722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8823S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8823S-2008-08-05) (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: 7,000 total, 1,640 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DKQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DKQ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820830042749A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A RADIO TOWER GUYWIRE DURING A SPRAY RUN AND CRASHED.

## 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 ATL82DKQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DKQ18), Aug 30, 1982: Air Tractor 301A (N8823S), Marks, MS, destroyed

## Other reports on N8823S (1)

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

- [Accident 19920910042119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920910042119A), Sep 10, 1992: Airtrc AT301 (N8823S), Embden, ND, Substantial damage. Engine failed on liftoff. Settled into trees. Engine general poor condition. Mag timing bad ignition harness bare.

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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