# Accident 19950822025429A: Airtrc AT401, Taft, TX, August 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1995, 18:30 local time
- Place: Taft, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EVVG
- Location: 27.9790° N, 97.3895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9790&lon=-97.3895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9190Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9190Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950822025429A

## Narrative

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

SECOND SPRAY RUN. LOOKED BACK CHECK COVERAGE. RIGHT WING STRUCK STATIC WIRES. CRASHED.

## 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 FTW95LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA358), Aug 22, 1995: Air Tractor AT-401 (N9190Q), Taft, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT CLEARANCE WAS MAINTAINED FROM THE TRANSMISSION LINE.

## Other reports on N9190Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20200727008399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200727008399A), Jul 27, 2020: Air Tractor Inc AT-401 (N9190Q), Burlington, CO, Destroyed. Prior to aerial application, PIC stated that he performed several passes over the area to survey waypoints and search for obstacles. PIC noted the tower…

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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