# Accident 19910513015759A: Airtrc AT301, Tutwiler, MS, May 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tutwiler, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KZPG
- Location: 34.0099° N, 90.4192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0099&lon=-90.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8563S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8563S-1997-08-29) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910513015759A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATION. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. PROP BLADE FAILED 9 INCHES FROM TIP DUE FATIGUE. GRAVEL AG STRIP.

## 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 MIA91LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA144), May 13, 1991: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8563S), Tutwiler, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES RESULTING IN THE FORCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N8563S (2)

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

- [Accident 19960905026189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960905026189A), Sep 5, 1996: Airtrc AT301 (N8563S), St Clair, AL, Destroyed. Stalled during spray operations. Impact nose first. Exploded and burned.
- [Incident 19811021074979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811021074979I), Oct 21, 1981: Airtrc AT301 (N8563S), Tutwiler, MS, Minor damage. Za engine lost power,landed in adjacent field. Found broken air inlet duct blocking carburetur air screen.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.