# Accident 19890407007629A: Airtrc AT301, Jefferson, OK, April 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1989, 08:30 local time
- Place: Jefferson, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TTDG
- Location: 36.7203° N, 97.7909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7203&lon=-97.7909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4369S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4369S-2002-04-26) (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: 10,703 total, 4,700 in this make and model, 621 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DPJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890407007629A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON A SPRAY RUN. FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING WHEN SPRAY RIG CAUGHT A TERRACE. ENGINE CYLINDER HAD FAILED.

## 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 FTW89DPJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPJ03), Apr 7, 1989: Air Tractor 301 (N4369S), Jefferson, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, DUE TO A CRACKED NUMBER 4 CYLINDER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE TERRACE (DIRT BANK) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N4369S (1)

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

- [Accident 19830825049179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825049179A), Aug 25, 1983: Airtrc AT301 (N4369S), El Campo, TX, Substantial damage. Unable to lift off from a soft wet field. Dumped load but struck a terrace off end of runway and overturned.

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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