# Accident 19940616015379A: Airtrc AT401, Pioneer, LA, June 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1994, 12:00 local time
- Place: Pioneer, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KDNG
- Location: 32.7291° N, 91.4304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7291&lon=-91.4304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10112, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10112-2019-02-22) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940616015379A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO REFUEL FOR LAST SPRAY RUN ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED ROUGH TERRAIN. NOSED OVER. OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 FTW94LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA200), Jun 16, 1994: Air Tractor AT-401 (N10112), Pioneer, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL. A FACTOR WAS A LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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