# Accident 19920514014939A: Airtrc AT502, Mooreland, OK, May 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1992, 14:00 local time
- Place: Mooreland, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NFIG
- Location: 36.4305° N, 99.1994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4305&lon=-99.1994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1006T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1006T-2002-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-501 (registry code 0390302, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-501) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Walter NZ (registry code 64001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-nz) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Reported engine: PWA R134053
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,935 total, 58 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920514014939A

## Narrative

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

CYLINDER FAILED. ENGINE BACKFIRED,LOST POWER. ELECTED TO LAND ON A RIDGE. STRUCK TREES AND NOSED DOWN.

## 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 FTW92LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA134), May 14, 1992: Air Tractor AT-501 (N1006T), Mooreland, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE ENSUING FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N1006T (1)

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

- [Accident 19980124006209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980124006209A), Jan 24, 1998: Airtrc AT501 (N1006T), Santa Maria, PO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Ferry flight from Canada to portugal. Crashed at night heavy rain and fog near azores. (.19) delivery flight from st. john's, Canada to Santa Maria, azores,…

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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