# Accident 19940316005579A: Airtrc AT502, Moro, AR, March 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1994, 06:30 local time
- Place: Moro, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RYDG
- Location: 34.7893° N, 90.9804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7893&lon=-90.9804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9189Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9189Y-2003-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,189 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940316005579A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE AND CRASHED DURING A SPRAY RUN.

## 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 FTW94LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA098), Mar 16, 1994: Air Tractor AT-502 (N9189Y), Moro, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE OF POWER LINES.

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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