# Accident 19940413000759A: Airtrc AT502, Hughes, AR, April 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hughes, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NXLG
- Location: 34.9404° N, 90.4690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9404&lon=-90.4690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9086V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9086V-1996-07-26) (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 PT6A34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 23,820 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940413000759A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED FLYING ERRACTICALLY ON SPRAY RUN. FLAGMAN HAD TO DUCK. DURING TURN AROUND AIRCRAFT DIVED INTO GROUND.

## 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 FTW94FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA121), Apr 13, 1994: Air Tractor AT-502 (N9086V), Hughes, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.

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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