# NTSB FTW81DRJ27: Air Tractor AT-301, N4407S, Monroe, LA, July 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1981
- Place: Monroe, LA · MONROE, LA
- Location: 32.5190° N, 92.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5190&lon=-92.0772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRJ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1700  81/7/28    MONROE,LA           AIR TRACTOR AT-301  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5500
        TIME - 1130                    N4407S              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,LA                   MONROE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- FND R TIRE FLAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4407S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4407S-1988-11-25), registration cancelled 1988-11-25, S/N 3010067 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster 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 19810728046309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810728046309A), Jul 28, 1981: Airtrc AT301, Monroe, LA, Substantial damage. Blew out tire on landing. Ground-looped.

## Other investigations on N4407S (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 FTW87DRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRG04), Jul 21, 1987: Air Tractor AT301 (N4407S), Santa Rosa, TX, destroyed

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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