# Accident 19920615020209A: Airtrc AT502, Kaplin, LA, June 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1992, 11:40 local time
- Place: Kaplin, LA
- Airport: Hanks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SGRG
- Location: 30.0205° N, 92.5004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0205&lon=-92.5004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45383 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 450 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92DRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920615020209A

## Narrative

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

FULL LOAD,SHORT STRIP AND NO FLAPS. UNABLE TO LIFTOFF. DUMPED LOAD,STRUCK TREES.

## 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 FTW92DRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRD03), Jun 15, 1992: Air Tractor AT-502 (N45383), Kaplan, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO LOWER FLAPS TO THE TAKEOFF POSITION.

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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