# Accident 19920812033079A: Airtrc AT301, Laveen, AZ, August 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1992, 21:30 local time
- Place: Laveen, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JPPG
- Location: 33.2993° N, 112.2005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2993&lon=-112.2005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4410S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4410S-1998-02-19) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920812033079A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED WING ON GROUND DURING STEEP TURN TO AVOID POWERLINE. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX92LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA348), Aug 13, 1992: Air Tractor AT301 (N4410S), Laveen, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DURING THE LOW-LEVEL AERIAL APPLICATION PROCEDURE TURN. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE NIGHT CONDITION AND THE HIGH TENSION WIRES.

## Other reports on N4410S (2)

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

- [Incident 19910406021529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910406021529I), Apr 6, 1991: Airtrc AT301 (N4410S), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Engine failed on takeoff from dirt strip. Landed back on strip and ran off end into soft terrain.
- [Accident 19860812039539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860812039539A), Aug 12, 1986: Airtrc AT301 (N4410S), Gilbert, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine failed due to fuel exhaustion during aerial application maneuvers. Pilot force landed aircraft in field.

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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