# Accident 19890413007879A: Airtrc AT301, Fort Pierce, FL, April 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3159D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3159D-2022-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20A series (registry code 52139, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-20a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R134053
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 3,700 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890413007879A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF.UNABLE TO DUMP LOAD CRASHED IN TREES BETWEEN HOUSES.NR 5 CYLINDER ASSEMBLY HAD CRACKED

## 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 MIA89LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA127), Apr 13, 1989: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3159D), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER FIVE CYLINDER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PROXIMITY OF HOMES IN THE AREA, WHICH PRECLUDED JETTISONING OF THE CHEMICAL LOAD, AND HIGH VEGETATION IN THE EMERGENCY…

## Other reports on N3159D (2)

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

- [Accident 20100520035409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100520035409A), May 20, 2010: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3159D), D'Hanis, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to takeoff without flaps and ran off the end of the runway.
- [Incident 20070712825409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070712825409I), Jul 12, 2007: Airtrc AT301 (N3159D), Penfield, IL, Minor damage. (-23) An ag-type aircraft had completed a pass and was maneuvering for another pass when the right wing suddenly dipped down in what the pilot considered wind…

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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