# Accident 19930626020419A: Airtrc AT502, Petronila, TX, June 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1993, 14:20 local time
- Place: Petronila, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EZUG
- Location: 27.7910° N, 97.6594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7910&lon=-97.6594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1504Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1504Q-1993-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A15AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 15,431 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930626020419A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED INVERTED DURING PROCEDURE TURN AROUND. TOO LOW TO RECOVER. ACCELERATED STALL IN VERTICAL BANK.

## 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 FTW93FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA197), Jun 26, 1993: Air Tractor AT-502 (N1504Q), Petronila, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, WHILE MANEUVERING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: HIS LACK OF ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY FROM THE STALL.

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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