# Accident 19910815034569A: Airtrc AT502, Clovis, NM, August 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1991, 19:41 local time
- Place: Clovis, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RPBG
- Location: 34.4110° N, 103.2000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4110&lon=-103.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4535K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4535K-1998-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 560 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910815034569A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A DIRT BERM ON A SPRAY RUN. IMPACT CAUSED ENGINE FIRE. DUMPED LOAD,LANDED AND AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## 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 DEN91LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA114), Aug 16, 1991: Air Tractor AT-502 (N4535K), Clovis, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM RISING/UNEVEN TERRAIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LIGHT CONDITIONS AT DUSK, AND THE LACK OF VISUAL CUES FOR THE PILOT.

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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