# Accident 19950707017579A: Airtrc AT502, Elaine, AR, July 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Elaine, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.2995° N, 90.8492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2995&lon=-90.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91282, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91282-2001-03-05) (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: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950707017579A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. SETTLED TO GROUND. NOSED OVER. GROSS WEIGHT AND DENSITY ALTITUDE WERE FACTORS.

## 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 FTW95LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA284), Jul 7, 1995: Air Tractor AT-502 (N91282), Elaine, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB.

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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