# Accident 19900827036489A: Airtrc AT401, Jacksonville, AR, August 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZJKG
- Location: 34.8600° N, 92.1195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8600&lon=-92.1195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7318C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7318C-2009-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,156 total, 316 in this make and model, 381 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DPG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900827036489A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. MUSHED IN CROP AND NOSED OVER. ENGINE RAN NORMAL ON TEST. HIGH TEMPERATURE.

## 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 FTW90DPG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPG12), Aug 27, 1990: Air Tractor AT-401 (N7318C), Jacksonville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSES. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N7318C (1)

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

- [Accident 20060601008109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060601008109A), Jun 1, 2006: Airtrc AT401 (N7318C), Garden City, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 1, 2006, N7318C, an air tractor model AT-401 aircraft, ran out of fuel during a flight test and subsequently made a forced landing on a cotton…

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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