# Accident 19910315006629A: Airtrc AT401, Avon, MS, March 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Avon, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZPTG
- Location: 33.2294° N, 91.0405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2294&lon=-91.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73135, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,225 total, 670 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910315006629A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING A SPRAY RUN TURN AROUND. LANDED ACROSS ROWS IN PLOWED FIELD. NOSED OVER. LEFT MAG WAS DEFECTIVE.

## 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 MIA91LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA101), Mar 15, 1991: Air Tractor AT-401 (N73135), Avon, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS DURING A TURN WHILE ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAGNETO DUE TO FAILURE OF A PHENOLIC GEAR WHICH…

## Other reports on N73135 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880621044599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880621044599I), Jun 21, 1988: Airtrc AT400A (N73135), Tiller, AR, Minor damage. During landing roll,brakes locked flipping aircraft over on its back. Minor injury and damage.

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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