# NTSB LAX81DVA05: Air Tractor AT-300, N4336S, Pixley, CA, October 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1980
- Place: Pixley, CA · PIXLEY, CA
- Location: 35.9768° N, 119.3002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pixley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9768&lon=-119.3002&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 November 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2714   80/10/9   PIXLEY,CA           AIR TRACTOR AT-300  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2007
        TIME - 1630                    N4336S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 510 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIXLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIXLEY,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      98
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       1
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1235                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    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 - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- D/A APPROX 3000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4336S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4336S-1992-10-05), registration cancelled 1992-10-05, S/N 300-0016, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-300
- Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-300) (registry code 0390101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pixley

## 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 19801009051999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801009051999A), Oct 9, 1980: Airtrc AT300, Pixley, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft would not lift off, pilot dumped load to late an aircraft crashed off end of runway. Temp 98 degrees.

## Other investigations on N4336S (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 LAX84LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA208), Mar 7, 1984: Air Tractor AT-300 (N4336S), Delano, CA, 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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