# Accident 19830825043869A: Airtrc AT301, Plaquemine, LA, August 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Plaquemine, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.3492° N, 91.2604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3492&lon=-91.2604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4348S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4348S-2012-08-09) (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 R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 863 total, 172 in this make and model, 172 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA396) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825043869A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT WIRE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WHICH JAMMED ELEVATOR UP. CRASH OCCURRED DURING LANDING ATTEMPT.

## 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 FTW83LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA396), Aug 25, 1983: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4348S), Addis, LA, 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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