# Accident 19960727020199A: Airtrc AT301, Liberal, KS, July 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1996, 19:20 local time
- Place: Liberal, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RHSG
- Location: 37.0393° N, 100.9294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0393&lon=-100.9294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8837S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8837S-2018-01-17) (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: 8,189 total, 4,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960727020199A

## Narrative

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

DURING PROCEDURE TURN TO REVERSE SPRAY PATH. LOST CONTROL. IMPACTED VERTICALLY. PILOT BELEIVES ENTERED PROP WASH.

## 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 CHI96LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA258), Jul 28, 1996: Air Tractor AT-301 (N8837S), Liberal, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot did not maintain aircraft control. A factor was a low altitude flight maneuver was performed.

## Other reports on N8837S (1)

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

- [Incident 19910801037119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910801037119I), Aug 1, 1991: Airtrc AT301 (N8837S), Plains, KS. Aircraft struck powerlines on pullup from an agrigultural spray run.

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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