# Incident 19870515036179I: Airtrc AT301, Harvard, IL, May 15, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1987, 16:05 local time
- Place: Harvard, IL
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.4296° N, 88.6211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harvard, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4296&lon=-88.6211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3164E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3164E-2020-12-21) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870515036179I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION FELT IN LEVEL ATTITUDE DURING SPRAY OPERATION.  LANDED AND FOUND 10 INCHES OF DROP BLADE SEPARATED

## Other reports on N3164E (1)

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

- [Accident 20020806021329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020806021329A), Aug 6, 2002: Airtrc AT301 (N3164E), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. Forrest stated he is an FAA aviation safety inspector. On August 7, 2002, he was notified of an aircraft accident that occurred on presidents island,…

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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