# Accident 19910721028679A: Airtrc AT402, Taft, TX, July 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1991, 15:54 local time
- Place: Taft, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EVUG
- Location: 27.9805° N, 97.3895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9805&lon=-97.3895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4523L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4523L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402 (registry code 0390205, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT402
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721028679A

## Narrative

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

ON SPRAY PASS FLEW UNDER WIRES AT END OF FIELD AND STRUCK EMBANKMENT.

## 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 FTW91DRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRG04), Jul 21, 1991: Air Tractor AT-402 (N4523L), Taft, TX, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TERRAIN CLEARANCE.

## Other reports on N4523L (1)

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

- [Accident 19990817012409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990817012409A), Aug 17, 1999: Airtrc AT402 (N4523L), Snyder, TX, Substantial damage. Acft engine failed during aerial application, the pilot made an emergency landing in a corn field, and the acft sustained substantial damage on landing. (-23)…

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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