# Accident 19990312002209A: Airtrc AT301, Finley, TN, March 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1999, 11:00 local time
- Place: Finley, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.8795° N, 89.4010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8795&lon=-89.4010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36484, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36484-2011-04-12) (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 R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,610 total, 3,324 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990312002209A

## Narrative

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

ACFT GROUND LOOPED ON TAKE OFF, STRUCK A LEVEE, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (.4) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL ON HIGHWAY 181, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND WHICH BLEW THE AIRPLANE OFF THE ASPHALT SURFACE. THE AIRPLANE PROCEEDED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. SKID MARKS FROM THE AIRPLANE WERE APPARENT CROSSING THE ROADWAY AND DOWN THE EMBANKMENT. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT OR FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE.

## 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 ATL99LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA051), Mar 12, 1999: Air Tractor 301 (N36484), Finley, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the gusting winds.

## Other reports on N36484 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940627019519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940627019519A), Jun 27, 1994: Airtrc AT301 (N36484), Finley, TN, Substantial damage. Lost power on takeoff roll. Unable stop due wet grass, slid off end runway. Nosed over. No reason for power loss.

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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