# Accident 19920602017959A: Airtrc AT400, Lemoore, CA, June 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1992, 00:30 local time
- Place: Lemoore, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PWDG
- Location: 36.2897° N, 119.8196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2897&lon=-119.8196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7307V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7307V-1994-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400 (registry code 0390202, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,350 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920602017959A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING STRUCK A RUSTY VENT PIPE DURING A NIGHT SPRAY RUN. OTHER VENT PIPES WERE PAINTED WHITE.

## 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 LAX92LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA227), Jun 2, 1992: Air Tractor AT 400 (N7307V), Lemoore, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBSERVE THE PRESENCE OF AN OBSTACLE IN THE FIELD. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DARK NIGHTTIME LIGHT CONDITION, AND THE SMALL SIZE AND COLOR OF THE…

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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