# Accident 19850725070509A: Airtrc AT301, Bonita, LA, July 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: Bonita, LA
- Airport: Mccready
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.9109° N, 91.6691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9109&lon=-91.6691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23257, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23257) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 (registry code 51612, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1340-an-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,228 total, 1,492 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850725070509A

## Narrative

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

DURING TANDEM TAKEOFF ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULANCE. AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO GROUND AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 FTW85LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA298), Jul 25, 1985: Air Tractor AT301 (N23257), Bonita, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N23257 (1)

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

- [Accident 20130508018039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130508018039A), May 8, 2013: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N23257), Lyons, KS, Substantial damage. The pilot was entering the field from the west to begin a spraying run. As he was leveling off the right cockpit door opened, startling the pilot. The…

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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