# Incident 19970321012439I: Airtrc AT301, Summerdale, AL, March 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Summerdale, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LLIG
- Location: 30.4767° N, 87.6876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summerdale, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4767&lon=-87.6876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4440S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4440S) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970321012439I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: #4 CYLINDER ROCKER ARM SEPARATED FROM THE CYLINDER AND CRACKED.

## Other reports on N4440S (2)

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

- [Incident 20220624007679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220624007679I), Jun 24, 2022: Air Tractor Inc AT-301 (N4440S), Sharon Springs, KS, Minor damage. While conducting agricultural operations. The pilot did the standard procedure of surveying the area to be sprayed, and was aware of the high wires in the…
- [Incident 19920716027879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920716027879I), Jul 16, 1992: Airtrc AT301 (N4440S), Drew, MS, Minor damage. Engine lost power en route to spray run. Dumped load. Forced landing in a field. Flipped over. NR8 cylinder cracked

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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