# Accident 19930330007419A: Airtrc AT301, Des Arc, AR, March 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1993, 09:15 local time
- Place: Des Arc, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: XKFG
- Location: 34.9690° N, 91.4999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9690&lon=-91.4999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4437S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4437S-1996-09-05) (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: 5,431 total, 80 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930330007419A

## Narrative

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

THUNDERSTORM MOVED IN WHILE RETURNING TO BASE. PILOT BLAMES LIGHTNING STRIKE CLOSE BY. LOST VISUAL CONTROL. CRASHED

## 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 FTW93LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA114), Mar 30, 1993: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4437S), Des Arc, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF OUTSIDE VISUAL REFERENCE AND LOSS OF CONTROL.

## Other reports on N4437S (1)

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

- [Accident 19820701026879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820701026879A), Jul 1, 1982: Airtrc AT301 (N4437S), Clarksville, TX. Ag aircraft struck and killed flagman during spray run.

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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