# Accident 19890825032139A: Airtrc AT400, Wabbaseka, AR, August 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1989, 19:15 local time
- Place: Wabbaseka, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KSKG
- Location: 34.3606° N, 91.7897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3606&lon=-91.7897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10103, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10103-2016-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 364 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825032139A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SETTLED AFTER LIFTOFF. COLLAPSED GEAR HITTING A LEVEE. PILOT BLAMES FULL LOAD AND HIGH AIR TEMPERATURE.

## 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 MKC89LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA190), Aug 26, 1989: Air Tractor AT-401 (N10103), Wabbaseka, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TALL VEGETATION (GRASS). THE TALL VEGETATION & HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WERE CONSIDERED TO BE…

## Other reports on N10103 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980822029999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980822029999A), Aug 22, 1998: Airtrc AT401 (N10103), Holly Bluff, MS, Substantial damage. The pilot reported he had been flying about forty five minutes on this load of fuel, and estimated that he had in excess of one hour of fuel remaining. While…

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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