# Accident 19950916029799A: Airtrc AT301, Plains, GA, September 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1995, 11:30 local time
- Place: Plains, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JTKG
- Location: 32.0309° N, 84.3907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0309&lon=-84.3907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2362D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2362D-2018-01-16) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950916029799A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING SPRAY RUN. LANDED HARD. FLIPPED OVER. NR3 CYLINDER ROCKER ARM FAILED.

## 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 ATL95LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA169), Sep 16, 1995: Air Tractor AT-301 (N2362D), Plains, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the number four cylinder rocker arm housing and pin, which resulted in a closed exhaust valve and loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N2362D (1)

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

- [Accident 20110624011459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110624011459A), Jun 24, 2011: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N2362D), Circle, MT, Substantial damage. Aircraft took off from Circle mt airport and made a right turn on a 285 heading. The aircraft was approximately 1 mile from airport when the pilot tried to…

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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