# NTSB SEA81DYP19: Air Tractor AT-301, N8827S, Prescott, WA, May 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1981
- Place: Prescott, WA · PRESCOTT, WA
- Location: 46.2988° N, 118.3126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2988&lon=-118.3126&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 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYP19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1588  81/5/28    PRESCOTT,WA         AIR TRACTOR AT-301  CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N8827S              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 46, 5660 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            630 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIPER CANYON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESCOTT,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  55
        REMARKS- L WG SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT IN TALL WHEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8827S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8827S-2018-02-15), registration cancelled 2018-02-15, S/N 301-0202, built 1979 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Piper Canyon

## 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 19810528033929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810528033929A), May 28, 1981: Airtrc AT301, Prescott, WA, Substantial damage. Spray boom caught on wheat on edge of ag strip on landing. Airplane groundlooped.

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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