# Incident 19870707043739I: Airtrc AT301, Abernathy, TX, July 7, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1987, 09:00 local time
- Place: Abernathy, TX
- Airport: Abernathy Municipal
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: STDG
- Location: 33.8434° N, 101.7597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Abernathy Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8434&lon=-101.7597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2344T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2344T-1997-02-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870707043739I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DISMOUNTED DURING ENGINE WARMUP.  THE UNOCCUPIED AIRCRAFT CREEPED FORWARD AND STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N2344T (2)

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

- [Accident 19940604013809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940604013809A), Jun 4, 1994: Airtrc AT301 (N2344T), Levant, KS, Destroyed. During procedure turn encountered downdraft. Dumped load but wing hit ground. Aircraft cartwheeled.
- [Accident 19840726034849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840726034849A), Jul 26, 1984: Airtrc AT301 (N2344T), Abernathy, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot claims aircraft wheel hit hidden obstruction during spraying operation. Crash occurred during landing.

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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