# Accident 19871019060219A: Airtrc AT301, Lockney, TX, October 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lockney, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: OBAG
- Location: 34.1207° N, 101.4407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1207&lon=-101.4407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73127, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73127) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400A (registry code 0390203, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 (registry code 52239, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 275 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DQG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DQG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871019060219A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER. CAUSE WAS A STALL SPIN MANEUVER AT A LOW ALTITUDE IN A TURN AROUND.

## 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 FTW88DQG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DQG02), Oct 19, 1987: Air Tractor AT-301 (N73127), Lockney, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73127 (2)

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

- [Accident 19970419007399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419007399A), Apr 19, 1997: Airtrc AT301 (N73127), Fluvanna, TX, Substantial damage. Rough engine power loss on a swath run. Tore off gear bent wing landing. Remote gear box failed. Broke shaft blades (-23) see attached sheet; no narrative…
- [Incident 19890707037699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890707037699I), Jul 7, 1989: Airtrc AT301 (N73127), Floydada, TX, Minor damage. Hit electrical power cable on spray run. Landed in corn field. Thought aircraft was above poles.

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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