# Accident 19900814038289A: Airtrc AT301, Corning, AR, August 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1990, 11:45 local time
- Place: Corning, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KTHG
- Location: 36.4093° N, 90.5795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4093&lon=-90.5795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4433S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4433S-2012-02-29) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 605 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DPG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900814038289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. ENGINE AIR INDUCTION HOSE COLLAPSED. BLOCKED AIR TO CARBURETOR.

## 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 FTW90DPG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPG08), Aug 14, 1990: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4433S), Corning, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: BLOCKAGE OF THE CARBURETOR AIR INTAKE BY A COLLAPSED AIR INDUCTION HOSE DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY AN UNKNOWN PARTY.

## Other reports on N4433S (1)

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

- [Accident 19810226006369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810226006369A), Feb 26, 1981: Airtrc AT301 (N4433S), Crenshaw, MS, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Found large amounts of water and dirt in fuel system.

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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