# Accident 19981008028649A: Airtrc AT401, Newellton, LA, October 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1998, 07:30 local time
- Place: Newellton, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.0703° N, 91.2304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0703&lon=-91.2304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4531M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4531M-1999-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981008028649A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS INVOLVED IN AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN IT CRASHED INTO LAKE ST. JOSEPH UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. (-23) NO NARRATIVE

## 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 FTW99FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA004), Oct 8, 1998: Air Tractor AT-401 (N4531M), Newellton, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an inadvertent entry into adverse weather conditions. A related factor was the fog.

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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