# Accident 19930715024179A: Airtrc AT401, Dermott, AR, July 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1993, 15:00 local time
- Place: Dermott, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KOFG
- Location: 33.5262° N, 91.4323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dermott, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5262&lon=-91.4323&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1009T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1009T-2006-12-08) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,794 total, 2,964 in this make and model, 273 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930715024179A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AFTER LAST SPRAY RUN. LANDED FLOODED RICE FIELD. NOSED OVER. MASTER ROD FAILURE.PRECRACK.RECENT OVERHAUL

## 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 DEN93LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA081), Jul 15, 1993: Air Tractor AT-401 (N1009T), Dermott, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE'S MASTER ROD. FACTORS WERE AN IMPROPER ENGINE OVERHAUL AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N1009T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980520010249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980520010249A), May 20, 1998: Airtrc AT401 (N1009T), Idaho Falls, ID, Substantial damage. Acft struck a power line during aerial application, Idaho Falls, ID. (.4) according to the pilot, who was maneuvering near the power line while applying…

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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