# Accident 19960528011649A: Airtrc AT401, Monticello, LA, May 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Monticello, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8107° N, 91.1799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8107&lon=-91.1799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1549D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1549D-1999-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960528011649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 28, 1996, AT 1700 CDT, AN AIR TRACTOR, MODEL AT-401, AIRCRAFT, N1549D, IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR MONTICELLO, LOUISIANA. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES. WITNESSES REPORTED SIGHTING THE AIRCRAFT IN A PARALLEL RUNWAY POSITION FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 18, THEN THE PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT "FELL" TO THE GROUND BEFORE COMPLETION OF THE TURN. WEATHER CONDITIONS, AS REPORTED BY OTHER PILOTS IN THE AREA, WERE AS FOLLOWS: HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF LANDING STRIP, WINDS OF 15+KNOTS WITH HEAVY GUSTS FROM THE SOUTH.

## 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 FTW96FA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA228), May 28, 1996: Air Tractor AT-401 (N1549D), Lake Providence, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed, while maneuvering (turning), which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. The high gusty wind condition was a related…

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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