# Accident 19880217013219A: Airtrc AT301, Circleville, TX, February 17, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1988, 12:05 local time
- Place: Circleville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7096° N, 97.4390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7096&lon=-97.4390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3164Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3164Y-2014-09-03) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,114 total, 303 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880217013219A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL SIX MILES FROM DESTINATION AFTER EXTENDING FLIGHT DUE TO WEATHER. FLIPPED OVER IN A PLOWED FIELD.

## 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 FTW88DRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRG05), Feb 17, 1988: Air Tractor 301 (N3164Y), Circleville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3164Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19841016056349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841016056349A), Oct 16, 1984: Airtrc AT301 (N3164Y), Seminole, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft lost power during swath run. Windscreen covered with oil. Hard emergency landing was made.

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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