# Incident 19900803040669I: Airtrc AT301, Calhart, TX, August 3, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Calhart, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SPRG
- Aircraft: N3653D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3653D-2015-11-12) (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 R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803040669I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED IN PASTURE AFTER ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED AND QUIT. ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FAILED ENGINE CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N3653D (1)

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

- [Incident 19890625038519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890625038519I), Jun 25, 1989: Airtrc AT301 (N3653D), Dalhart, TX, Minor damage. Engine failed in flight. Forced landing in a field. Hit a fence. Minor damage to aircraft.

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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