# Incident 19840815048619I: Airtrc AT301, Elkhart, KS, August 15, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1984, 07:30 local time
- Place: Elkhart, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.0038° N, 101.8944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0038&lon=-101.8944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4360S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4360S-1995-04-28) (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: 4,500 total, 330 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840815048619I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING A SPRAY RUN. FORCE LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD. ENGINE TURBO BLOWER BEARING HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N4360S (1)

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

- [Accident 19940822022649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940822022649A), Aug 22, 1994: Airtrc AT301 (N4360S), Lazbuddie, TX, Substantial damage. Settled after liftoff. Aborted and ran off end of strip into fence. Flipped over. High temperature a factor.

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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