# Accident 19910712027139A: Airtrc AT301, Hawkinsville, GA, July 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1991, 09:30 local time
- Place: Hawkinsville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JCTG
- Location: 32.2795° N, 83.4700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2795&lon=-83.4700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31691, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31691) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,267 total, 4,239 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910712027139A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE BACKFIRED AND QUIT. LANDED ON A ROAD. SLID INTO DITCH. ENGINE RAN NORMAL ON POST ACCIDENT TEST.

## 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 ATL91LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA128), Jul 12, 1991: Air Tractor AT-301 (N31691), Hawkinsville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS: THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN AT THE FORCED LANDING SITE.

## Other reports on N31691 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990907025779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990907025779I), Sep 7, 1999: Airtrc AT301 (N31691), Ft Barnwell, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed in a grass field. There was standing water in the field. It was deeper than he thought. The aircraft nosed over after landing and ended up…

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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