# NTSB FTW80DRD35: Airtractor AT301, N4411S, Eunice, LA, May 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1980
- Place: Eunice, LA · EUNICE, LA
- Location: 30.4904° N, 92.4191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eunice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4904&lon=-92.4191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRD35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0735  80/5/26    EUNICE,LA           AIRTRACTOR AT301    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21,
        TIME - 1700                    N4411S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 3000
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUNICE,LA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  300                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- FERTILIZING LOAD 600LBS HEAVIER THAN ESTIMATED BFR FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4411S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4411S-1997-12-02), registration cancelled 1997-12-02, S/N 3010071 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRACTOR AT301
- Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (registry code 0390103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ag 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 19800526014749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526014749A), May 26, 1980: Airtrc AT301, Eunice, LA, Substantial damage. Tried to take off with ag aircraft loaded over gross weight. Ran off end of runway. Nosed over.

## Other investigations on N4411S (3)

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 MIA97LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA233), Aug 16, 1997: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4411S), Waynesboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The obscured vision of the pilot due to oil covering the windscreen. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of engine power due to a cracked head of one of the cylinders and unsuitable…
- [NTSB ATL83LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA292), Jun 28, 1983: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4411S), Fairfax, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL80FLG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLG17), Aug 15, 1980: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4411S), Ehrhardt, SC, substantial damage

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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