# Accident 19950822025399A: Airtrc AT301, Dalhart, TX, August 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1995, 11:30 local time
- Place: Dalhart, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SPRG
- Location: 36.0593° N, 102.5093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0593&lon=-102.5093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3169U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3169U) (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: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950822025399A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTING GRASSY EDGE OF SPRAY FIELD. LEFT WING HIT GROUND. RIGHT WING STRUCK A FENCE.

## 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 FTW95LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA362), Aug 22, 1995: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3169U), Dalhart, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during 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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