# Accident 19920422010599A: Airtrc AT301, Almyra, AR, April 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1992, 09:00 local time
- Place: Almyra, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KSMG
- Location: 34.3994° N, 91.4109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3994&lon=-91.4109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4430S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4430S-2018-01-23) (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: 530 total, 219 in this make and model, 227 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920422010599A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDING OVER A TREE LINE TO BEGIN SPRAY RUN. SETTLED DUE TO LOAD AND STRUCK A RICE LEVEE.

## 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 FTW92LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA118), Apr 22, 1992: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4430S), Almyra, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER JUDGEMENT OF THE DESCENT RATE AND HIS INADEQUATE PULL UP AT THE BOTTOM.

## Other reports on N4430S (1)

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

- [Accident 19780702041159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702041159A), Jul 2, 1978: Airtrc AT301 (N4430S), Bartlesville, OK, Substantial damage. Mag lost bearings spraying brush. Bendix SB9RN,s/n 175083.

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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