# Accident 19960903025799A: Airtrc AT301, Brownfield, TX, September 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Brownfield, TX
- Airport: Terry County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.3310° N, 102.1998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3310&lon=-102.1998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3166H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3166H-2022-04-02) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA371) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960903025799A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINES DURING AERIAL APPLICATION AND CRASHED. (-23) THE PILOT INDICATED HE HAD MADE ONE PASS IN THE FIELD AND THIS WAS HIS SECOND PASS. HE HAD FLOWN UNDER THE WIRE ON THE FIRST PASS AND JUST MISJUDGED AND HIT THE WIRE ON THE SECOND PASS.

## 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 FTW96LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA371), Sep 3, 1996: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3166H), Meadow, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wire. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N3166H (1)

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

- [Accident 20080619834719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080619834719A), Jun 19, 2008: Airtrc AT301 (N3166H), Garwood, TX, Destroyed. (-23) During takeoff, the pilot reported that the aircraft started to loose power and backfire. The pilot applied full power and the engine continued to loose…

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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