# Accident 19890530013379A: Airtrc AT400, Clarksdale, MS, May 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1989, 08:45 local time
- Place: Clarksdale, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZNIG
- Location: 34.2002° N, 90.5694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2002&lon=-90.5694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1012H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1012H-1992-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total, 48 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530013379A

## Narrative

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

STALLED IN A PROCEDURE TURN AND IMPACTED VERTICALLY IN A COTTON FIELD. IGNORED STALL WARNING HORN AS NORMAL OPS.

## 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 MIA89FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA164), May 30, 1989: Air Tractor AT-401 (N1012H), Clarksdale, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE STALLING AND DESCENDING OUT OF CONTROL.

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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