# Incident 19900818042999I: Airtrc AT301, Imperial, CA, August 18, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1990, 06:35 local time
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Imperial County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSUG
- Location: 32.8342° N, 115.5787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IMPERIAL COUNTY (IPL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8342&lon=-115.5787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7301P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7301P-2000-05-18) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900818042999I

## Narrative

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

ON A SWATH RUN DIRECTLY INTO SUN PILOT FAILED TO SEE DITCH. STRUCK BANK OF DITCH. KNOCKED GEAR OFF. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N7301P (1)

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

- [Accident 19980323011539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980323011539A), Mar 23, 1998: Airtrc AT301 (N7301P), Imperial, CA, Substantial damage. Struck a dirt berm after liftoff. Crash landed.(.4) on March 23, 1998, at 1700 hours pacific standard time, an air tractor AT301, N7301P, collided with a berm…

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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