# Accident 19870827049139A: Airtrc AT301, Tillar, AR, August 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1987, 09:07 local time
- Place: Tillar, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZJBG
- Location: 33.7099° N, 91.4505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7099&lon=-91.4505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3159X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3159X-2018-11-02) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87DPG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87DPG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870827049139A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER WENT TO FLAT PITCH ON APPROACH TO LANDING.NOSED OVER SHORT OF RUNWAY. PROPELLER HUB DOWL PINS NOT SECURED

## 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 MKC87DPG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87DPG03), Aug 27, 1987: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3159X), Tillar, AR, substantial damage

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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