# Accident 19890627028269A: Airtrc AT301, Rio Hondo, TX, June 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1989, 13:35 local time
- Place: Rio Hondo, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EOTG
- Location: 26.2294° N, 97.5795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2294&lon=-97.5795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4448S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4448S-2012-11-09) (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: 14,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 450 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890627028269A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND FLIPPED OVER. BLAMED WINDSHEAR. RAIN SHOWERS IN AREA.

## 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 FTW89DRG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRG08), Jun 27, 1989: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4448S), Rio Hondo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N4448S (1)

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

- [Accident 19820714032829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820714032829A), Jul 14, 1982: Airtrc AT301 (N4448S), Rio Hondo, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit after lift off. Accident occurred during emergency landing in cotton field.

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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