# Accident 19830615025919A: Airtrc AT301, Yuma, AZ, June 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.6795° N, 114.6596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6795&lon=-114.6596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4337S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4337S-1990-10-26) (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: 2,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830615025919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE OFF AIRPORT LANDING TO INSPECT AIRCRAFT. DURING TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT HIT SOFT SPOT CAUSING CRASH.

## 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 LAX83LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA288), Jun 15, 1983: Air Tractor AT 301 (N4337S), Yuma, AZ, 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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