# Accident 19991014044239A: Airtrc AT301, Olton, TX, October 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1999, 10:13 local time
- Place: Olton, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 34.1697° N, 102.1303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1697&lon=-102.1303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23930, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23930-2011-01-27) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991014044239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 14, 1999, AT 1013 CDT AIR TRACTOR MODEL AT-301, N23930, OWNED AND OEPRATED BY BURKETT FLYING SERVICE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A COTTON FIELD NEAR OLTON, TEXAS. TO AVOID STRIKING AN IRRIGATION PIPE THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES NOSING THE AIRCRAFT OVER. THE A/C CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD EXPEREINCED ENGINE VIBRATION, AND HE IMMEDIATELY EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN THE COTTON FIELD. INSPECTION OF THE A/C REVEALED APPROX. 1/2 OF ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES HAD SEPARATED FROM THE A/C IN FLIGHT. CLOSER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PROPELLER APPEARED TO HAVE SUFFERED DAMAGE CAUSED BY A WIRE STRIKE, HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO BROKEN HIGH WIRES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE CRASH. THE PILOT DID NOT RECALL STRIKING ANY WIRES.

## 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 FTW00LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA012), Oct 14, 1999: Air Tractor AT-301 (N23930), Olton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inflight separation of the propeller blade due to damage from a wire strike. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N23930 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860614024209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860614024209A), Jun 14, 1986: Airtrc AT301 (N23930), Vaiden, MS, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing in a pasture. Veered to one side, hit vehicle,flipped over. Used pasture as a landing site.

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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