# Accident 19830324010009A: Airtrc AT301, Newellton, LA, March 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1983, 17:15 local time
- Place: Newellton, LA
- Airport: Newellton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.0704° N, 91.2292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0704&lon=-91.2292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3652A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3652A-1997-11-18) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,504 total, 250 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830324010009A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING IN A MUDDY FIELD. #7 CYLINDER CRACKED. HUNG UP EXHAUST VALVE.

## 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 FTW83LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA166), Mar 24, 1983: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3652A), Newellton, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3652A (1)

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

- [Incident 19910308016849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910308016849I), Mar 8, 1991: Airtrc AT301 (N3652A), Newellton, LA, Minor damage. Experienced loss of engine power en route to spray area. Forced landing in field.

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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