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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Plainfield, WI · August 1, 1989

Date
August 1, 1989 · 17:30 local
Place
Plainfield, WI
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
PFIG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5044S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89DEP10
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
7,200 total200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Collided with the ground while dispensing agricultural chemical spray. No witnesses.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE DISPENSING AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL SPRAY. NO WITNESSES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.