# Incident 19880520041979I: Airtrc AT400A, Earle, AR, May 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1988, 07:30 local time
- Place: Earle, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.2734° N, 90.4643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Earle, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2734&lon=-90.4643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3159S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3159S-2018-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400A (registry code 0390203, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Walter M601E-11 (registry code 64006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-m601e-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880520041979I

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A LEVEE ON A SPRAY RUN AND COLLAPSED WHEN THE AIRPLANE LANDED.

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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