# Accident 19901126051919A: Airtrc AT401, Belle Glade, FL, November 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1990, 09:25 local time
- Place: Belle Glade, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: YGXG
- Location: 26.6797° N, 80.6703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6797&lon=-80.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1005J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1005J-2003-11-12) (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 AT401
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901126051919A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED DURING A SPRAY RUN TURN AROUND. AG CERTIFICATION STATUS UNKNOWN.

## 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 MIA91LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA033), Nov 26, 1990: Air Tractor AT401 (N1005J), Belle Glade, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, AND STALLED THE AIRPLANE, RESULTING IN A UNCONTROLLED DESCENT, AND COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN.

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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