# NTSB ATL81DLG19: Air Tractor AT-301, N4358S, Manning, SC, August 6, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1981
- Place: Manning, SC · MANNING, SC
- Location: 33.6938° N, 80.2165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manning, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6938&lon=-80.2165&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DLG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1631   81/8/6    MANNING,SC          AIR TRACTOR AT-301  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0945                    N4358S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   29, 8900 TOTAL HOURS, 209
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG-AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANNING,SC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  100                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- L WING OVERLAPPING 3FT TALL SOYBEANS DRG TKOF.AT LIFT-OFF,L WING DROPPED INTO SOYBEANS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4358S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-301
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ag-Air

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810806047799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810806047799A), Aug 6, 1981: Airtrc AT301, Manning, SC, Substantial damage. Dragged wing on soybeans on edge of ag strip during takeoff. Ground-looped into soybeans.

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.

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