# Incident 19910928046679I: Airtrc AT302, Holy Springs, MS, September 28, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1991, 10:00 local time
- Place: Holy Springs, MS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NWMG
- Aircraft: N8540S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8540S-2002-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-302 (registry code 0390104, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTP-101-600 (registry code 41565, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ltp-101-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT302
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910928046679I

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER ON CLIMB. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. GROUND LOOPED. STOPPED UPSIDE DOWN. NR7 CYLINDER HAD CRACKED.

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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