# Accident 19880718063959A: Airtrc AT301, Moorhead, MS, July 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: Moorhead, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KZWG
- Location: 33.4398° N, 90.4994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4398&lon=-90.4994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23640, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23640-1998-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,160 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880718063959A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFTED TO TAILWIND DEPARTING AG STRIP. DUMPED LOAD BUT SETTLED INTO A POND OFF END OF STRIP.

## 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 MIA88LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA229), Jul 18, 1988: Air Tractor AT-301 (N23640), Moorhead, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N23640 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970507008419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970507008419A), May 7, 1997: Airtrc AT301 (N23640), Huron, SD, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck wires during aerial application and crashed. (.4)the pilot said that he had completed his turn to enter the field he was spraying. He entered…

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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