# Accident 19930911037609A: Airtrc AT301, Deatsville, AL, September 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1993, 09:15 local time
- Place: Deatsville, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RXJG
- Location: 32.6199° N, 86.3995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6199&lon=-86.3995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36613, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36613-2011-09-28) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930911037609A

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE TO BASE OPS ENGINE BACKFIRED AND QUIT. STRUCK TREE LANDING. NR3 CYLINDER CRACKED. COMMON IN TYPE ENGINE.

## 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 ATL93LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA157), Sep 11, 1993: Air Tractor AT301 (N36613), Deatsville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS A CRACK IN NO.3 CYLINDER HEAD WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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