# Accident 19920825032959A: Airtrc AT301, Lubbock, TX, August 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1992, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PRJG
- Location: 33.5303° N, 101.7892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5303&lon=-101.7892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4334S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4334S-1999-04-28) (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 R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,640 total, 120 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92DQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DQG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920825032959A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIFTED. TRIED TO TAKEOFF DOWNWIND. STRUCK FENCE AND BRUSH OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW92DQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DQG01), Aug 25, 1992: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4334S), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF A DOWNWIND RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. A FACTOR WAS THE TAILWIND.

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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