# Accident 19880414044839A: Airtrc AT301, Hastings, FL, April 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Hastings, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.7144° N, 81.4992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hastings, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7144&lon=-81.4992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8841S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8841S-2008-08-05) (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 R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,844 total, 500 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880414044839A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. DUMPED LOAD AND NOSED OVER LANDING. CYLINDER BOSS ROLLER ASSEMBLY FAILED. NO AG LICENSE.

## 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 MIA88LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA147), Apr 14, 1988: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8841S), Hastings, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8841S (1)

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

- [Accident 19910602018769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910602018769A), Jun 2, 1991: Airtrc AT301 (N8841S), High Springs, FL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on spray run. Dumped load. Struck trees on landing. Engine super charger impeller disintegrated.

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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