# Accident 19840618027311A: Airtrc AT400, Portland, AR, June 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1984, 10:15 local time
- Place: Portland, AR
- Airport: Reed
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.2308° N, 91.5104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2308&lon=-91.5104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501JS-1997-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400 (registry code 0390202, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A15AG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,721 total, 700 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618027311A

## Narrative

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

CHOPPED THE TAIL OFF ANOTHER AG AIRCRAFT N501PR WHILE FLARING FOR LANDING. N501PR HAD LANDED FROM A HIGHER PATTERN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N501PR, Airtrc AT400: [Accident 19840618027312A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618027312A)

## 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 MKC84LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA178), Jun 18, 1984: Snow AT400 (N501JS), Portland, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N501JS (1)

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

- [Accident 19960702015769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960702015769A), Jul 2, 1996: Airtrc AT400 (N501JS), Houston, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Stalled entering base to land at ag strip. Found elevator controls failed from corrosion. Strut attach brackets gone (-23) on July 2, 1996, at approximately…

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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