# Accident 19930205003339A: Airtrc AT400, South Mills, NC, February 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1993, 11:45 local time
- Place: South Mills, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RSJG
- Location: 36.4396° N, 76.3200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4396&lon=-76.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36521, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36521-1995-05-12) (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 PT6A15AG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 3,900 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930205003339A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON PULL-UP FROM SPRAY RUN. FORCED DOWN IN MUDDY FIELD. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ATL93LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA056), Feb 5, 1993: Air Tractor AT-400 (N36521), South Mills, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM TREES DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER. FACTORS WERE THE TREES ADJACENT TO THE WHEAT FIELD, AND THE SOFT 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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