# Accident 19870721039729A: Airtrc AT301, Santa Rosa, TX, July 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1987, 08:45 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EXUG
- Location: 26.2496° N, 97.8200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2496&lon=-97.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4407S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4407S-1988-11-25) (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: 9,200 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87DRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870721039729A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT A WIRE DURING AGRICULTURAL SPRAY OPERATIONS. THE PILOT MISJUDGED DISTANCE FROM THE STATIC LINE.

## 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 FTW87DRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRG04), Jul 21, 1987: Air Tractor AT301 (N4407S), Santa Rosa, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N4407S (1)

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

- [Accident 19810728046309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810728046309A), Jul 28, 1981: Airtrc AT301 (N4407S), Monroe, LA, Substantial damage. Blew out tire on landing. Ground-looped.

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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