# NTSB FTW79FRG41: Air Tractor AT-301, N4412S, Elsa, TX, June 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1979
- Place: Elsa, TX · ELSA, TX
- Location: 26.2971° N, 97.9939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elsa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2971&lon=-97.9939&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135397
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRG41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG41

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2212  79/6/13    ELSA,TX             AIR TRACTOR AT-301  CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1945                    N4412S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 44, 15520 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEAL AIR STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
              EDCOUCA,TX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4412S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4412S-1982-08-23), registration cancelled 1982-08-23, S/N 301-0072, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-301
- Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (registry code 0390103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Neal Air Strip

## 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 19790613022419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790613022419A), Jun 13, 1979: Airtrc AT301, Elsa, TX, Substantial damage. Ag pilot returning aircraft to home field. Crashed while performing low-level aerobatics.

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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