# Accident 19950921029689A: Airtrc AT502, Lorida, FL, September 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1995, 12:44 local time
- Place: Lorida, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: YGXG
- Location: 27.2906° N, 81.3600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2906&lon=-81.3600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1529E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1529E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A15AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,800 total, 323 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950921029689A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL AT DEPARTURE TO SPRAY A LAKE. OBSERVED DESCENDING INTO LAKE. FLIPPED AND SANK. PILOT DROWNED.

## 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 MIA95LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA229), Sep 21, 1995: Air Tractor AT-502 (N1529E), Lorida, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: MISMANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND THE PILOT'S POOR DECISION TO FLY OVER WATER EN ROUTE TO THE REFUELING AIRPORT.

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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