# Accident 19961109035299A: Airtrc AT401, Calexico, CA, November 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Calexico, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NJGG
- Location: 32.6906° N, 115.5096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6906&lon=-115.5096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1014N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1014N) (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
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3312201A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961109035299A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED AFTER TAKEOFF. MAIN GEAR STRUCK LIP OFF IRRIGATION CANAL.

## 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 LAX97LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA045), Nov 9, 1996: Air Tractor AT-401 (N1014N), Calexico, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's premature lift-off from the runway and his failure to attain adequate 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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