# Accident 19870911051659A: Airtrc AT301, Belle Glade, FL, September 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Belle Glade, FL
- Airport: Duda
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.6792° N, 80.6707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6792&lon=-80.6707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23600 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,847 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870911051659A

## Narrative

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

SUPERCHARGER FAILED. FORCED LANDING ON ROAD. STRUCK A HIDDEN DRUM WITH WING. CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A WATER CANAL

## 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 MIA87LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA244), Sep 11, 1987: Air Tractor AT301 (N23600), Belle Glade, FL, 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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