# Accident 19940729048549A: Airtrc AT301, Connell, WA, July 29, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1994, 13:30 local time
- Place: Connell, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JWZG
- Location: 46.6609° N, 118.8998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6609&lon=-118.8998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3649Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3649Y-2015-04-30) (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 R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940729048549A

## Narrative

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

NEAR VERTICAL GROUND IMPACT WHILE MANEUVERING ON AG OPERATION. INDICATES A STALL. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES.

## 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 SEA94LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA200), Jul 29, 1994: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3649Y), Connell, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION ACTIVITIES.

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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