# Accident 19860219003389A: Airtrc AT400A, Hereford, TX, February 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1986, 10:36 local time
- Place: Hereford, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.8199° N, 102.3898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8199&lon=-102.3898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23592, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23592-1992-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400A (registry code 0390203, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,469 total, 1,069 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FQG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FQG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860219003389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED ON RETURN TO AIRPORT FROM SPRAY OPERATION. COLLIDED WITH ROCKY UPHILL TERRAIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW86FQG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FQG09), Feb 19, 1986: Air Tractor AT-400A (N23592), Hereford, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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