# Accident 19890629018329A: Airtrc AT301, Americus, GA, June 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Americus, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FWSG
- Location: 32.0705° N, 84.2208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0705&lon=-84.2208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8773S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8773S-1990-07-17) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89DKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890629018329A

## Narrative

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

CLIPPED OFF FIVE FEET OF LEFT WING HITTING A POWERLINE. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL.

## 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 ATL89DKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKG04), Jun 29, 1989: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8773S), Americus, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY SURVEY THE AREA IN WHICH HE WOULD BE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHTS AND HIS FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID POWERLINES WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION.

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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