# Accident 19930824030229A: Airtrc AT402, Labarre, LA, August 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1993, 19:20 local time
- Place: Labarre, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SGGG
- Location: 30.7146° N, 91.5457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Labarre, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7146&lon=-91.5457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1508X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1508X-1994-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402 (registry code 0390205, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT402
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A15AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930824030229A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO GROUND ON A SPRAY TURN AROUND. NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FAILURE OF MALFUNCTION FOUND IN AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW93FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA245), Aug 25, 1993: Air Tractor AT-402 (N1508X), La Barre, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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