# Accident 19890801026129A: Airtrc AT301, Plainfield, WI, August 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1989, 17:30 local time
- Place: Plainfield, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PFIG
- Location: 44.2090° N, 89.4907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2090&lon=-89.4907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5044S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5044S-2018-01-23) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEP10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890801026129A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI89DEP10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEP10), Aug 1, 1989: Air Tractor AT-301 (N5044S), Plainfield, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE TERRAIN.

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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