# Incident 19970613013769I: Airtrc AT400, Branch, LA, June 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1997, 15:40 local time
- Place: Branch, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.3386° N, 92.2857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Branch, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3386&lon=-92.2857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36538, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36538-2018-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400 (registry code 0390202, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,050 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970613013769I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF, W/2230# AIRCRAFT GOT OFF THE GROUND BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT, SETTLED BACK DOWN ON THE SIDE OF HWY 35 WITH MINOR DAMAGE. CAUSE OF INCIDENT WAS BELIEVED TO BE DENSITY ALTITUDE.  SPOKE WITH PILOT.  PILOT EXPLAINED HE FELT LIKE THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT. BY THAT TIME IT WAS TOO LATE.

## Other reports on N36538 (2)

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

- [Accident 20130809015629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130809015629A), Aug 9, 2013: Air Tractor Inc AT-400 (N36538), Dumas, AR, Substantial damage. On 08/09/2013, N36538 landed at Billy Free Municipal Airport (omo) and departed the runway. Aircraft was being operated by a commercially rated pilot with a…
- [Accident 19810501021039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810501021039A), May 1, 1981: Airtrc AT400 (N36538), Patricia, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed engine quit on takeoff from ag strip. No engine or fuel problems found after accident. Ignition off.

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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