# Accident 19900508014699A: Airtrc AT400, Tyrone, PA, May 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1990, 06:35 local time
- Place: Tyrone, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: QTEG
- Location: 40.6699° N, 78.2399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6699&lon=-78.2399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2369N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2369N-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400 (registry code 0390202, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A15AG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DGM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900508014699A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINE ON 3RD PASS OVER SPRAY FIELD. CRASHED IN TREES AND BURNED. HAD SURVEYED AREA BUT FAILED SEE WIRES

## 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 NYC90DGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DGM01), May 8, 1990: Air Tractor AT-400 (N2369N), Tyrone, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS DURING LOW LEVEL AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N2369N (1)

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

- [Accident 19820909044889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820909044889A), Sep 9, 1982: Airtrc AT400 (N2369N), Muleshoe, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with a water spray machine while on a spray run.

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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