# Accident 19970630016339A: Airtrc AT301, Lawrd, TX, June 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: Lawrd, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VHIG
- Location: 28.9709° N, 96.6407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9709&lon=-96.6407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4396S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4396S-2016-11-09) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,272 total, 300 in this make and model, 226 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970630016339A

## Narrative

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

SPRAYING FIELD EDGES HIT POWER P9OLE GUY WIRES. CUT THROUGH A WING. CRASHED. WIRE UNMARKED. (-23) IN THE PILOT STATEMENT HE REPORTED HE WAS MAKING THE LAST SWATH ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A POWER POLL GUY WIRES, CUTTING THROUGH THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TURNING IT 180 DEGREE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 600 FT. FROM THE GUY WIRE. GUY WIRES WERE UNMARKED AND EXTENDED PAST THE CROP LINE INTO THE FIELD.

## 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 FTW97LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA242), Jun 30, 1997: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4396S), Edna, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from a guy wire, during a swath run.

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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