# Accident 19941010034309A: Airtrc AT502, Lamesa, TX, October 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1994, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lamesa, TX
- Airport: Lamesa Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TYRG
- Location: 32.7291° N, 101.9503° 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=-101.9503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133HF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N133HF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,016 total, 1,870 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941010034309A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE OPPOSITE LANDING TRAFFIC. LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 FTW95LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA014), Oct 10, 1994: Air Tractor AT-502 (N133HF), Lamesa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE GROUND AND THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT GROUND LOOP. A FACTOR WAS THE FAILURE BY THE PILOT OF THE CONFLICTING TRAFFIC ON THE RUNWAY TO MAINTAIN PROPER TRAFFIC…

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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