# Accident 19960924029659A: Airtrc AT402, Slocomb, AL, September 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1996, 16:42 local time
- Place: Slocomb, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KZTG
- Location: 31.1101° N, 85.5891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1101&lon=-85.5891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9130M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9130M-2002-05-16) (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 PT6A28
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,284 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960924029659A

## Narrative

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

MADE STEEP PROCEDURE TURN STALLED AND IMPACTED INVERTED. ENTERED HIGH SPEED STALL. HAD PRIOR SAME BUT WALKED AWAY.

## 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 MIA96LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA232), Sep 24, 1996: Air Tractor 402 (N9130M), Slocomb, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.

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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