# Accident 19980124006209A: Airtrc AT501, Santa Maria, PO, January 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1998
- Place: Santa Maria, PO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1006T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1006T-2002-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-501 (registry code 0390302, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-501) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Walter NZ (registry code 64001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-nz) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT501
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98WA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98WA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980124006209A

## Narrative

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

FERRY FLIGHT FROM CANADA TO PORTUGAL. CRASHED AT NIGHT HEAVY RAIN AND FOG NEAR AZORES. (.19) DELIVERY FLIGHT FROM ST. JOHN'S, CANADA TO SANTA MARIA, AZORES, PORTUGAL. CRASH OCCURRED AT NIGHT.  WEATHER DESCRIBED AS RAIN AND FOG.  AIRCRAFT DESTROYED IN POST-CRASH FIRE.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: FREDERICO J.F. SERRA INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE DEPARTMENT OF ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF CAA AEROPORTO DE LISBOA LISBON, PORTUGAL TEL. (35L.1) 842-35 00/99    FAX. (351.1) 847 35 85

## 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 IAD98WA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98WA029), Jan 24, 1998: Air Tractor AT-501W (N1006T), Santa Maria, Portugal, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N1006T (1)

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

- [Accident 19920514014939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920514014939A), May 14, 1992: Airtrc AT502 (N1006T), Mooreland, OK, Substantial damage. Cylinder failed. Engine backfired,lost power. Elected to land on a ridge. Struck trees and nosed down.

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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