# Accident 19890419009399A: Airtrc AT502, Ganado, TX, April 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ganado, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JWEG
- Location: 29.0408° N, 96.5092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0408&lon=-96.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7320C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7320C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 804 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890419009399A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED ON LANDING ROLL. SIDE LOAD SEVERED LEFT GEAR AND DAMAGED WING. BLAMED BRAKE LOCKED. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 FTW89DRA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRA04), Apr 19, 1989: Air Tractor AT-502 (N7320C), Ganado, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

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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