# Accident 19960905026189A: Airtrc AT301, St Clair, AL, September 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: St Clair, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: F3MG
- Aircraft: N8563S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8563S-1997-08-29) (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: 5,211 total, 154 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960905026189A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING SPRAY OPERATIONS. IMPACT NOSE FIRST. EXPLODED AND BURNED.

## 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 MIA96LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA226), Sep 5, 1996: Air Tractor 301 (N8563S), St Clair, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent to ground.

## Other reports on N8563S (2)

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

- [Accident 19910513015759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910513015759A), May 13, 1991: Airtrc AT301 (N8563S), Tutwiler, MS, Substantial damage. Engine vibration. Nosed over on forced landing. Prop blade failed 9 inches from tip due fatigue. Gravel ag strip.
- [Incident 19811021074979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811021074979I), Oct 21, 1981: Airtrc AT301 (N8563S), Tutwiler, MS, Minor damage. Za engine lost power,landed in adjacent field. Found broken air inlet duct blocking carburetur air screen.

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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