# Accident 19920620021219A: Airtrc AT301, Rocky Ford, CO, June 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1992, 06:25 local time
- Place: Rocky Ford, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NMNG
- Location: 38.0400° N, 103.7200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0400&lon=-103.7200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3649D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3649D-1992-10-19) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,249 total, 3,290 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920620021219A

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE FROM SPRAYING FIELD TO ANOTHER. DESCENDED WINGS LEVEL TO GROUND IMPACT. IMPACT DISINTEGRATED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN92LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA062), Jun 20, 1992: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3649D), Rocky Ford, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS WERE: LOW OVERCAST SKIES AND GROUND FOG.

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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