# Incident 19970315008209I: Airtrc AT302, Tunica, MS, March 15, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1997, 09:00 local time
- Place: Tunica, MS
- Airport: Tunica Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.6851° N, 90.3478° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUNICA MUNI (UTA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6851&lon=-90.3478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8755S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT302
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,545 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970315008209I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRPLANE REFUELED AND RELOADED WITH FERTILIZER. ON TAKEOFF ENGINE POWER WAS LOST AND AIRPLANE LANDED IN A FIELD. ON TOUCH DOWN THE LEFT WHEEL SANK IN MUD CAUSING THE PROPELLER SPINNER TO DIP AND SINK INTO THE MUD. AS A RESULT THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK.

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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