# Accident 19880721027799A: Airtrc AT301, Niland, CA, July 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1988, 20:45 local time
- Place: Niland, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSVG
- Location: 33.3005° N, 115.5497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3005&lon=-115.5497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8719S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8719S-2013-08-08) (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: 8,373 total, 3,967 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DUM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880721027799A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE TURNING TO LOOK FOR FLAGMAN AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A UNIMPROVED UNINSPECTED RAILROAD 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 LAX88DUM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUM05), Jul 22, 1988: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8719S), Niland, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8719S (2)

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

- [Accident 20020620017219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020620017219A), Jun 20, 2002: Airtrc AT301 (N8719S), Westmorland, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On June 20, 2002, approximately 0200 pacific daylight time, an air tractor AT-301 agricultural airplane, N8719S, was destroyed when it impacted power…
- [Incident 19800822077149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800822077149I), Aug 22, 1980: Airtrc AT301 (N8719S), Idaho Falls, ID, Minor damage. Struck power line obscured by trees while spraying.

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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