# Accident 20080619834719A: Airtrc AT301, Garwood, TX, June 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2008, 12:45 local time
- Place: Garwood, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: A3NG
- Location: 29.4394° N, 96.4883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4394&lon=-96.4883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3166H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3166H-2022-04-02) (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: 28,000 total, 5,209 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080619834719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND BACKFIRE.  THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOOSE POWER.  THE REDUCTION IN POWER RESULTED IN THE PILOT MAKING AN IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A RICE FIELD.  UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFTS MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A LEVY AND COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS AND CAME TO RESST UPRIGHT AND FACING 170 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT AT THE POINT OF IMPACT.

## 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 DEN08LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA105), Jun 19, 2008: Air Tractor AT-301A (N3166H), Garwood, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the total failure of the number 2 cylinder.

## Other reports on N3166H (1)

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

- [Accident 19960903025799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960903025799A), Sep 3, 1996: Airtrc AT301 (N3166H), Brownfield, TX, Substantial damage. Struck power lines during aerial application and crashed. (-23) the pilot indicated he had made one pass in the field and this was his second pass. He had…

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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