# Accident 19940703017539A: Airtrc AT301, Autaugaville, AL, July 3, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1994, 06:00 local time
- Place: Autaugaville, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KFJG
- Location: 32.4308° N, 86.6490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4308&lon=-86.6490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3659D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3659D) (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: 6,200 total, 175 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940703017539A

## Narrative

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

FAILED GAIN SPEED ON TAKEOFF DUE TALL GRASS. DUMPED LOAD LIFTED BUT SETTLED INTO TREES OFF END 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 ATL94LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA130), Jul 3, 1994: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3659D), Autaugaville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, IN THAT HE DID NOT PROPERLY EVALUATE THE CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, AND HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WHEN ADEQUATE ACCELERATION WAS NOT…

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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