# Accident 20080822845899A: Airtrc AT301, Winnsboro, LA, August 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2008, 14:20 local time
- Place: Winnsboro, LA
- Airport: Winnsboro Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 3HFG
- Location: 31.9064° N, 91.7592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9064&lon=-91.7592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2391Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2391Z-2011-03-08) (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 R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,492 total, 1,605 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080822845899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS MAKING A SPRAY RUN WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED.  HE PULLED UP TO ABOUT 150-200 FEET.  HE COULD NOT GET THE ENGINE RUNNING SO HE SET DOWN IN THE COTTON FIELD.  HE TRIED TO GO ACROSS THE ROWS TO AVOID THE TREES.  THE RIGHT WING MADE CONTACT, THEN THE NOSE DIPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## 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 DFW08CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA216), Aug 22, 2008: Air Tractor AT-301 (N2391Z), Wisner, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N2391Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19920820036229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920820036229I), Aug 20, 1992: Airtrc AT301 (N2391Z), Bainbridge, GA, Minor damage. Engine shut down after making a spray run. Forced landing in field. Nosed over on rollout. NR5 cylinder had cracked

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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