# Accident 19930512013309A: Airtrc AT301, Solomon, KS, May 12, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1993, 07:00 local time
- Place: Solomon, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9093° N, 97.3704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9093&lon=-97.3704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3162A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3162A-1998-12-02) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,890 total, 573 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930512013309A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LIFT OFF SOFT WET STRIP.ABORTED TOO LATE. RAN OFF END. STRUCK A DITCH. NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI93LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA157), May 12, 1993: Air Tractor AT301A (N3162A), Solomon, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO TAKEOFF AND HIS DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF.

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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