# Accident 19920808029859A: Airtrc AT401, Parker, AZ, August 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1992, 22:15 local time
- Place: Parker, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZCUG
- Location: 34.0803° N, 114.2201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0803&lon=-114.2201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1547P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1547P-1996-02-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920808029859A

## Narrative

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

LOST TEN INCHES OF PROPELLER BLADE ON A SWATH RUN. NOSED OVER LANDING. BLADE BROKE AT REWORKED NOTCH DUE FATIGUE.

## 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 LAX92LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA338), Aug 9, 1992: Air Tractor AT-401 (N1547P), Parker, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE OVERHAUL OF THE PROPELLER BLADE BY THE OVERHAUL FACILITY. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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