# Accident 19950621048809A: Airtrc AT401, Hearne, TX, June 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1995, 11:25 local time
- Place: Hearne, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.8707° N, 96.5891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8707&lon=-96.5891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4537L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4537L-1999-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950621048809A

## Narrative

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

(-16) CRANKSHAFT BROKE SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE/AIRCRAFT TOO LOW TO SAFELY MANUEVER.

## 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 FTW95LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA256), Jun 21, 1995: Air Tractor AT-401 (N4537L), Hearne, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AS RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER. FACTORS WERE THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE FORCED LANDING AND THE PILOT'S RESTRICTED VISION DUE TO OIL ON THE…

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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