# Accident 19890526013369A: Airtrc AT301, Arcola, MS, May 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Arcola, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZPTG
- Location: 33.2701° N, 90.8799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2701&lon=-90.8799&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: 1,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890526013369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. DUMPED LOAD AND NOSED OVER LANDING IN A FIELD. NR2 CYLINDER HAD CRACKED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY.

## 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 MIA89LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA157), May 26, 1989: Air Tractor AT-301 (N73089), Arcola, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL ON THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N73089 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880819034529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819034529A), Aug 19, 1988: Airtrc AT301 (N73089), Shelby, MS, Substantial damage. Main landing attach bolts failed on the takeoff roll. Traveled into nearby field and nosed over. Over time limit.

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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