# Accident 19890815031789A: Airtrc AT301, New Cuyama, CA, August 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: New Cuyama, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MEEG
- Location: 34.8409° N, 119.2693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8409&lon=-119.2693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4324S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4324S-1990-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-300 (registry code 0390101, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUQ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890815031789A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. STALLED TRYING TO MAKE FORCED LANDING. BELEIVED TO BE FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 LAX89DUQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUQ04), Aug 15, 1989: Air Tractor AT-300 (N4324S), New Cuyama, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISMANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL SUPPLY WHICH LED TO AN ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE GROUND BY ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL.

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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