# Accident 19950921032619A: Airtrc AT301, Vero Beach, FL, September 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1995, 08:00 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7304C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7304C-1996-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,320 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950921032619A

## Narrative

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

HOPPER FIRE INFLIGHT. PILOT LANDED ON ROAD BETWEEN TREES. SULPHUR DUST A FACTOR. NON COMPLIANCE WITH ADS ON SUBJECT

## 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 MIA95LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA227), Sep 21, 1995: Air Tractor AT-301A (N7304C), Vero Beach, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO COMPLY WITH A REQUIRED AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE, RESULTING IN AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE AND EMERGENCY LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE…

## Other reports on N7304C (1)

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

- [Incident 19850525026439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850525026439I), May 25, 1985: Airtrc AT301 (N7304C), Ellaville, GA, Substantial damage. RPM drop during ag operation. Landed in plowed field and flipped over. Cylinder head cracked around spark plug hole

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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