# Accident 19950921029699A: Airtrc AT502A, Coleman, TX, September 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1995, 10:10 local time
- Place: Coleman, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KATG
- Location: 31.8307° N, 99.4196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8307&lon=-99.4196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91969, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91969-2001-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502A (registry code 0390306, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A45R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,656 total, 399 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA399) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950921029699A

## Narrative

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

TWO AG PLANES ON POSITIONING FLIGHT. ENTERED A FOG BANK. ONE LANDED, OTHER LOST CONTROL. NOT IFR RATED.

## 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 FTW95FA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA399), Sep 21, 1995: Air Tractor AT-502A (N91969), Coleman, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued flight into adverse weather resulting in spatial disorientation and loss of control. A factor was the pilot's improper weather evaluation and the weather.

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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