# Accident 19960615013919A: Airtrc AT401, Cash, AR, June 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1996, 19:30 local time
- Place: Cash, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.7902° N, 90.9308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7902&lon=-90.9308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1004W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1004W-2005-06-22) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960615013919A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF STRUCK A DITCH AT END OF RUNWAY, CAME TO REST IN A RICE FIELD. (-23) ON JUNE 14, 1996, AT 1930 LOCAL TIME, PILOT WAS MAKING LAST LOAD OF THE DAY, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKE OFF STRIKING A DITCH BANK ON THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN STRIKING THE DITCH BANK THE AIRCRAFT HIT ON THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE, WIPED OUT THE LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST RIGHT SIDE UP IN A RICE FIELD, NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES.

## 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 FTW96LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA251), Jun 15, 1996: Air Tractor AT-401 (N1004W), Cash, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N1004W (2)

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

- [Accident 19950711018519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950711018519A), Jul 11, 1995: Airtrc AT401 (N1004W), Cash, AR, Substantial damage. En route to spray field engine lost power. Dumped load. Nosed over landing. Both mags misfiring or not firing.
- [Accident 19910916040069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910916040069A), Sep 16, 1991: Airtrc AT401 (N1004W), Sumner, MS, Substantial damage. Returning to base engine failed. Landing on dirt road wing caught on tall cotton. NR1 cylinder failed at plug hole.

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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