# Incident 19920617032049I: Airtrc AT502, Eunice, LA, June 17, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1992, 10:20 local time
- Place: Eunice, LA
- Airport: Eunice Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KGGG
- Location: 30.4663° N, 92.4238° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EUNICE (4R7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4663&lon=-92.4238&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1539X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1539X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502A (registry code 0390306, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A45R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,763 total, 181 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920617032049I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE TURBINE SECTION FAILED JUST PRIOR TO LIFTOFF. LOST ALL TURBINE BLADES IN POWER SECTION.

## Other reports on N1539X (2)

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

- [Accident 20060412006059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060412006059A), Apr 12, 2006: Airtrc AT502A (N1539X), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was attempting to land in gusty wind conditions and lost control. The aircraft exited the runway and collided with terrain, causing substantial…
- [Incident 20031109030749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031109030749I), Nov 9, 2003: Airtrc AT502A (N1539X), Lufkin, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On landing on runway 25, when tailwheel touched runway, aircraft began a turn to the right. Pilot corrected with full left rudder, then hard left brake,…

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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