# Accident 19970619015109A: Airtrc AT301, Las Animas, CO, June 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1997
- Place: Las Animas, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 38.0602° N, 103.2197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0602&lon=-103.2197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7308E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7308E-2005-04-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970619015109A

## Narrative

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

ON AIERIAL APPLICATION, CRASHED 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 FTW97FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA229), Jun 19, 1997: Air Tractor AT-301 (N7308E), Las Animas, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: in-flight collision with terrain, while maneuvering, for undetermined reason(s).

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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