# NTSB FTW82DA202: Air Tractor AT 301, N4359S, New Deal, TX, May 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 29, 1982, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: New Deal, TX
- Coordinates: 33.730529, -101.830772 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7305&lon=-101.8308&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 May 29, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA202
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71970/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA202

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
  - weather condition - high density altitude
- Forced landing, landing
  - load jettison - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE PILOT DEPARTED AN AG STRIP WITH A HEAVILY LOADED AIRCRAFT. REPORTEDLY, THE ELEVATION AND TEMPERATURE WERE 3338 FT AND 87 DEG. AFTER CLIMBING TO ABOUT 45 FT AGL, HE ENTERED A RIGHT TURN. AT THIS TIME, HE NOTICED ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND A LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. HE THEN INCREASED HIS BANK ANGLE TO AVOID A LINE OF POLES. HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE FLAPS AND DUMP THE LOAD, BUT BEFORE THIS COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4359S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4359S-2018-01-19), registration cancelled 2018-01-19, S/N 301-0039, built 1976 (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)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 301-0039
- Airframe hours: 1367
- Engines: P&W R-1340 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: New Deal Flying Service Inc.
- Registered owner: New Deal Flying Service Inc.
- Departed: NEW DEAL, TX
- Destination: NEW DEAL, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 375 total, 4 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Temperature: 189 °F

## 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 19820529019839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820529019839A), May 29, 1982: Airtrc AT301, New Deal, TX, Destroyed. Engine quit on climbout. Banked to void powerlines and flew into ground. Cause of power loss unknown.

## Other investigations on N4359S (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 FTW04LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA091), Mar 13, 2004: Air Tractor AT-301 (N4359S), Plain Dealing, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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