# Accident 19950710042119A: Airtrc AT401, Clewiston, FL, July 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1995, 16:30 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NJZG
- Location: 26.6800° N, 80.6700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6800&lon=-80.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9186J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9186J) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,120 total, 1,350 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950710042119A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF FROM AG STRIP. COLLIDED WITH BARRELS AND SUGAR CANE HAD QUARTERING TAILWIND.

## 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 MIA95LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA180), Jul 10, 1995: Air Tractor AT-401 (N9186J), Clewiston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER WEATHER EVALUATION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND ASSOCIATED WITH A NEARBY THUNDERSTORM AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL…

## Other reports on N9186J (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20051107027179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051107027179I), Nov 7, 2005: Airtrc AT401 (N9186J), Broken Bow, NE, Minor damage. (-23) On November 7, 2005, the pilot [privacy data omitted] was spraying a field 8 nautical miles east of Broken Bow, Nebraska, when he struck a power line…
- [Accident 20011130036431A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011130036431A), Nov 30, 2001: Airtrc AT401 (N9186J), Las Vegas, NV, No damage. (-23) Aircraft was one in a flight of three. PIC of this aircraft overtook and struck another aircraft in his flight during the landing phase and then touched…

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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