# Incident 19960402011199I: Airtrc AT301, Marianna, FL, April 2, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1996, 18:20 local time
- Place: Marianna, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LZCG
- Location: 30.7945° N, 85.2284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marianna, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7945&lon=-85.2284&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36503, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36503-2001-03-21) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960402011199I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS HEADING FOR COUNTY LINE AIR STRIP AFTER SPRAYING A FARMER'S FIELD WHEN HE EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS. HE LANDED ON I-10W BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 139 AND 140, AND TAXIED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE BEFORE CLEARING THE HWY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED METAL FRAGMENTS IN THE ENGINE POWER SECTION OIL RESERVOIR. IT WAS FURTHER DISCOVERED THAT THE CAM WAS CRACKED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER.

## Other reports on N36503 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870714034649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870714034649A), Jul 14, 1987: Airtrc AT301 (N36503), Anahuac, TX, Substantial damage. Engine failed due to a broken cylinder during a spray run. Nosed over on the forced landing.

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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