# Accident 19890628018139A: Airtrc AT301, Lonoke, AR, June 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1989, 14:15 local time
- Place: Lonoke, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KQVG
- Location: 34.7804° N, 91.8909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7804&lon=-91.8909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3653M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3653M-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890628018139A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DUMPED LOAD. NOT ENOUGH POWER TO FLY. LANDED, STRUCK AND KILLED A COW. CAUSE OF POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 MKC89LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA146), Jun 28, 1989: Air Tractor 301 (N3653M), Lonoke, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE POWER-PLANT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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