# Accident 19860929048989A: Airtrc AT301, Town Creek, AL, September 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1986, 16:00 local time
- Place: Town Creek, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RYJG
- Location: 34.6713° N, 87.4078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town Creek, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6713&lon=-87.4078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4424S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4424S-1997-01-13) (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 R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860929048989A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A COTTON FIELD. CAUSE OF FAILURE UNDETERMINED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4424S (2)

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

- [Accident 19960518010819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960518010819A), May 18, 1996: Airtrc AT301 (N4424S), Griffithville, AR, Destroyed. Aircraft engine lost power, made an emergency landing in a field. (-23) oil quantity was depleted and engine lost power. Pilot made emergency, uncontrolled…
- [Accident 19790811031459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811031459A), Aug 11, 1979: Airtrc AT301 (N4424S), Taft, TX, Substantial damage. Acft failed to become airborne on takeoff. Hit a ditch turned over.

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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