# Accident 19970419007399A: Airtrc AT301, Fluvanna, TX, April 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fluvanna, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WHBG
- Location: 32.8907° N, 101.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8907&lon=-101.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73127, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73127) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400A (registry code 0390203, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 (registry code 52239, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 320 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419007399A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE POWER LOSS ON A SWATH RUN. TORE OFF GEAR BENT WING LANDING. REMOTE GEAR BOX FAILED. BROKE SHAFT BLADES (-23) SEE ATTACHED SHEET; NO NARRATIVE ATTACHED.

## 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 FTW97LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA169), Apr 19, 1997: Air Tractor AT-400 (N73127), Fluvanna, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the failure of the reduction gear box. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N73127 (2)

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

- [Incident 19890707037699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890707037699I), Jul 7, 1989: Airtrc AT301 (N73127), Floydada, TX, Minor damage. Hit electrical power cable on spray run. Landed in corn field. Thought aircraft was above poles.
- [Accident 19871019060219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871019060219A), Oct 19, 1987: Airtrc AT301 (N73127), Lockney, TX, Substantial damage. Crashed during an aerial application maneuver. Cause was a stall spin maneuver at a low altitude in a turn around.

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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