# Accident 19930417014409A: Airtrc AT401, Fort Pierce, FL, April 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1993, 06:53 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FDVA
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7316L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7316L-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930417014409A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA93LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA104), Apr 17, 1993: Air Tractor AT-401 (N7316L), Fort Pierce, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NO. 2 CYLINDER IN FATIGUE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS, OVER UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. THE LACK OF SUITALE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

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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