# Accident 19920726027889A: Airtrc AT301, Dekalb, TX, July 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1992, 12:25 local time
- Place: Dekalb, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MMAG
- Location: 33.4993° N, 94.6093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4993&lon=-94.6093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3167Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3167Y-1992-12-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92DPA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920726027889A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES ON A SPRAY RUN TURN AROUND. CRASHED AND BURNED. REPORTED UNABLE TO STOP SINK RATE INTO TREES.

## 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 FTW92DPA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPA01), Jul 26, 1992: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3167Y), Dekalb, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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