# Accident 19960921029039A: Airtrc AT402, Mayersville, MS, September 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1996, 15:15 local time
- Place: Mayersville, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZPLG
- Location: 32.9104° N, 91.0209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9104&lon=-91.0209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1517G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1517G-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402 (registry code 0390205, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT402
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,461 total, 1,030 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960921029039A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES AT END OF SWATH RUN. SPRAY RUN WAS DOWNWIND. PULL UP WAS TOO LATE.

## 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 ATL96LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA130), Sep 21, 1996: Air Tractor 402 (N1517G), Mayersville, MS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of his ground speed and distance to trees during the swath run, and his delayed pull-up at the end of the swath run, which resulted in his failure to remain clear of the…

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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