# Accident 19941021035719A: Airtrc AT301, Lubbock, TX, October 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1994, 09:45 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.5897° N, 101.8496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5897&lon=-101.8496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8523S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8523S-2011-06-22) (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: GARRTT TPE3311
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,590 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941021035719A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH IRRIGATION EQUIPMNENT DURING A SPRAY RUN. PILOT BLAMED FATIGUE AND EQUIPMENT HIDDEN BY COTTON.

## 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 FTW95LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA028), Oct 21, 1994: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8523S), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT. A FACTOR WAS PILOT FATIGUE.

## Other reports on N8523S (3)

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

- [Accident 19841108061219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108061219A), Nov 8, 1984: Airtrc AT301 (N8523S), Mission, TX, Substantial damage. Oil return hose ruptured. Made precautionary landing in field. Wing hit sugar cane, landed sideways.
- [Accident 19820514018189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820514018189A), May 14, 1982: Airtrc AT301 (N8523S), Mcallen, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed when engine failed shortly after takeoff.
- [Accident 19810517026909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810517026909A), May 17, 1981: Airtrc AT301 (N8523S), Pharr, TX, Substantial damage. Ag pilot landed aircraft with parking brake on. Aircraft flipped inverted.

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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