# Accident 19840615025629A: Airtrc AT301, San Benito, TX, June 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1984, 08:53 local time
- Place: San Benito, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.1297° N, 97.6291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1297&lon=-97.6291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8594S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8594S-2021-05-08) (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: 5,900 total, 350 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840615025629A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES DURING AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW84LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA274), Jun 16, 1984: Air Tractor AT301 (N8594S), San Benito, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8594S (1)

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

- [Accident 20000530034009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000530034009A), May 30, 2000: Airtrc AT301 (N8594S), Garwood, TX, Substantial damage. (.4)During the aerial application of fertilizer on a rice field, the 'engine lost power and started blowing smoke.' Oil covered the windshield and portions of…

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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