# Accident 19880919043699A: Airtrc AT301, Ferriday, LA, September 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ferriday, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SIDG
- Location: 31.6292° N, 91.5509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6292&lon=-91.5509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31646, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31646-1997-03-28) (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: 20,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880919043699A

## Narrative

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

CRASH LANDED WHEN ENGINE QUIT DURING A SPRAY RUN. CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED BUT DID NOT CAUSE THE POWER LOSS.

## 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 FTW88DRD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD21), Sep 19, 1988: Air Tractor AT301 (N31646), Ferriday, LA, substantial damage

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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