# Accident 19891002066039A: Airtrc AT301, Belle Glade, FL, October 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Belle Glade, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZKUG
- Location: 26.6795° N, 80.6703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6795&lon=-80.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8842S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8842S-2006-08-08) (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: 4,285 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891002066039A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASH LANDED IN SUGAR CANE AND A DITCH WHILE SPRAYING RAT BAIT ON SUGAR CANE.

## 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 MIA90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA001), Oct 2, 1989: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8842S), Belle Glade, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE TERRAIN CONDITION IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N8842S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900507014809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900507014809I), May 7, 1990: Airtrc AT301 (N8842S), Hankamer, TX, Minor damage. Had loss of power. Forced landing in field. Came to rest inverted in soft terrain. Fuel was contaminated.

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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