# Accident 19920910042119A: Airtrc AT301, Embden, ND, September 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1992, 18:30 local time
- Place: Embden, ND
- Airport: Hahn Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TGUG
- Location: 46.8050° N, 97.4395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Embden, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8050&lon=-97.4395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8823S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8823S-2008-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DTG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DTG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920910042119A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON LIFTOFF. SETTLED INTO TREES. ENGINE GENERAL POOR CONDITION. MAG TIMING BAD IGNITION HARNESS BARE.

## 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 CHI92DTG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DTG05), Sep 10, 1992: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8823S), Alice, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS A RESULT OF THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF FOUR PISTONS.

## Other reports on N8823S (1)

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

- [Accident 19820830042749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820830042749A), Aug 30, 1982: Airtrc AT301 (N8823S), Marks, MS, Destroyed. Struck a radio tower guywire during a spray run and crashed.

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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