# Accident 19960518010819A: Airtrc AT301, Griffithville, AR, May 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Griffithville, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.1198° N, 91.6409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1198&lon=-91.6409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4424S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4424S-1997-01-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960518010819A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD. (-23) OIL QUANTITY WAS DEPLETED AND ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY, UNCONTROLLED LANDING IN FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH EARTH.

## 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 FTW96LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA219), May 18, 1996: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4424S), Griffithville, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: loss of engine oil (leak) for an undetermined reason, which resulted in oil starvation and a loss of engine power; and failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during the emergency descent/landing…

## Other reports on N4424S (2)

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

- [Accident 19860929048989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860929048989A), Sep 29, 1986: Airtrc AT301 (N4424S), Town Creek, AL, Substantial damage. The engine lost power during takeoff and the aircraft landed in a cotton field. Cause of failure undetermined.
- [Accident 19790811031459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811031459A), Aug 11, 1979: Airtrc AT301 (N4424S), Taft, TX, Substantial damage. Acft failed to become airborne on takeoff. Hit a ditch turned over.

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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