# Accident 19961021047419A: Airtrc AT400, Sylvester, GA, October 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1996, 11:45 local time
- Place: Sylvester, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.5205° N, 83.8301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5205&lon=-83.8301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73080, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73080) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400 (registry code 0390202, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961021047419A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AT-400 AG AIRCRAFT CONDUCTING COTTON DEFOLIANT SPRAYING SUFFERED LOSS ON ENGINE POWER. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXCESSIVELY BRAKED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP INVERTED. FUEL WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND AT THE CRASH SITE. THE FUEL WAS VENTING OUT OF A BROKEN WING. SUBSEQUENT INSPECT FOUND ONLY SMALL AMOUNT FUEL IN THE FUEL FILTER, FUEL SUB-TANK, AND BOWL. MANUFACTURER IN COORDINATION WITH THE NTSB WILL CONDUCT AN INSPECT TO DETERMINE FUEL BLOCKAGE OR INTERNAL CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 MIA97LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA012), Oct 21, 1996: Air Tractor 400 (N73080), Sylvester, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Was the pilots intentional disregard for operating the engine contrary to the flight manuals for intentionally exceeding the maximum engine temperature, resulting in creep failure of one of the…

## Other reports on N73080 (1)

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

- [Accident 19981019029799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981019029799A), Oct 19, 1998: Airtrc AT400 (N73080), Azetc, NM, Substantial damage. Acft was involved in aerial application when the engine ran out of oil due to the pilot not securing the dipstick.(.19) on October 19, 1998, approximately 1300…

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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