19930417014409A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-401 · Fort Pierce, FL · April 17, 1993

Date
April 17, 1993 · 06:53 local
Place
Fort Pierce, FL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
FDVA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7316L
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA93LA104
Reported as
Airtrc AT401
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
26,000 total143 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost power en route to spray field. Struck sprinkler system and burned. NR2 cylinder cracked between igniter holes.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER EN ROUTE TO SPRAY FIELD. STRUCK SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND BURNED. NR2 CYLINDER CRACKED BETWEEN IGNITER HOLES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.