# Accident 19920812031249A: Airtrc AT300, Wilmot, AR, August 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: Wilmot, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZGNG
- Location: 33.0507° N, 91.5710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0507&lon=-91.5710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4420S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4420S-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-300 (registry code 0390101, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT300
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,706 total, 1,890 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92DPG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920812031249A

## Narrative

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

NR3 CYLINDER CRACKED AND SEPARATED ON CLIMBOUT. DAMAGED GEAR AND WING SPAR LANDING.

## 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 FTW92DPG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPG14), Aug 12, 1992: Air Tractor AT-300 (N4420S), Wilmont, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO A FAILED CRACKED CYLINDER. 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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