# Accident 19830825049179A: Airtrc AT301, El Campo, TX, August 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1983, 14:50 local time
- Place: El Campo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.1900° N, 96.2706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1900&lon=-96.2706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4369S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4369S-2002-04-26) (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 R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825049179A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LIFT OFF FROM A SOFT WET FIELD. DUMPED LOAD BUT STRUCK A TERRACE OFF END OF RUNWAY AND OVERTURNED.

## 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 FTW83LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA394), Aug 25, 1983: Air Tractor AT301 (N4369S), El Campo, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4369S (1)

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

- [Accident 19890407007629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890407007629A), Apr 7, 1989: Airtrc AT301 (N4369S), Jefferson, OK, Substantial damage. Engine failed on a spray run. Flipped over on landing when spray rig caught a terrace. Engine cylinder had failed.

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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