# Incident 19890625038519I: Airtrc AT301, Dalhart, TX, June 25, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1989, 08:07 local time
- Place: Dalhart, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SPRG
- Location: 36.0575° N, 102.5123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalhart, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0575&lon=-102.5123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3653D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3653D-2015-11-12) (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 R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 92 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890625038519I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. HIT A FENCE. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N3653D (1)

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

- [Incident 19900803040669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803040669I), Aug 3, 1990: Airtrc AT301 (N3653D), Calhart, TX, Minor damage. Pilot landed in pasture after engine malfunctioned and quit. Engine failure due to failed engine cylinder.

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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