# Accident 19910218002809A: Airtrc AT301, Pavo, GA, February 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1991, 14:30 local time
- Place: Pavo, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NDQG
- Location: 30.9599° N, 83.7293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9599&lon=-83.7293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8770S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8770S-2018-02-21) (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: 9,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910218002809A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SPRAY RUN. LANDED ON A ROAD SAFELY BUT HIT A ROAD SIGN. NR2 EXHAUST VALVE FAILED. BROKE CYLINDER.

## 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 ATL91LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA059), Feb 18, 1991: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8770S), Pavo, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NO. 2 EXHAUST VALVE AND CYLINDER HEAD, WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE COLLISION WITH A ROAD SIGN DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N8770S (2)

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

- [Accident 19981109038909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981109038909A), Nov 9, 1998: Airtrc AT301 (N8770S), Statesboro, GA, Substantial damage. (-23)Pilot's explanation of approach and reported temp/dewpoint indicates that carburetor ice could have caused the loss of power and the go around failure…
- [Incident 19790903034279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790903034279I), Sep 3, 1979: Airtrc AT301 (N8770S), Jay, FL, Minor damage. During landing with full hoppers on wet strip, aircraft skidded and went up on its' nose.

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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