# Accident 19900701023429A: Airtrc AT301, Mission, TX, July 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mission, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZBRG
- Location: 26.2159° N, 98.3253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mission, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2159&lon=-98.3253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3653W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3653W-2010-08-09) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,526 total, 4,065 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900701023429A

## Narrative

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

PASSING ON LEE SIDE OF TREES ON A SPRAY RUN, CAUGHT A DOWNDRAFT, TRIED TO CLIMB BUT A WING AND GEAR CAUGHT IN GRAIN

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3653W (1)

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

- [Incident 19880802051159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880802051159I), Aug 2, 1988: Airtrc AT301 (N3653W), Harlingen, TX, Minor damage. Forced landing due to power loss after takeoff. Intentional ground loop to avoid canal. Exhaust valve pushrod broke

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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