# Accident 19880819034529A: Airtrc AT301, Shelby, MS, August 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1988, 10:30 local time
- Place: Shelby, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZNLG
- Location: 33.9499° N, 90.7604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9499&lon=-90.7604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73089, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73089-2009-01-16) (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: 5,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819034529A

## Narrative

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

MAIN LANDING ATTACH BOLTS FAILED ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. TRAVELED INTO NEARBY FIELD AND NOSED OVER. OVER TIME LIMIT.

## 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 MIA88LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA258), Aug 19, 1988: Air Tractor AT-301A (N73089), Shelby, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73089 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890526013369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890526013369A), May 26, 1989: Airtrc AT301 (N73089), Arcola, MS, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Dumped load and nosed over landing in a field. NR2 cylinder had cracked circumferentially.

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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