# Accident 19981119047129A: Airtrc AT400A, Stlandry, LA, November 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1998, 18:45 local time
- Place: Stlandry, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.9499° N, 92.1806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9499&lon=-92.1806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23787, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23787-2002-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400A (registry code 0390203, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981119047129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON A SPRAY PASS AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET, PILOT FELT ENGINE LOSING POWER. PILOT BANKED AIRCRAFT RIGHT TO AVOID TREES AND POWERLINES AT THE FAR END OF THE FIELD. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE QUIT. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE CENTER OF COTTON FIELD THAT HE WAS SPRAYING, SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 65 FEET TO A STOP. PILOT STATED HE TOPPED OFF FUEL PRIOR TO LAST FLIGHT, AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 80 GALLONS ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE FUEL WAS EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED IN THE WING TANKS. HAZMAT CREW SAID THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM WINGS WHEN THEY ARRIVED. FUEL WAS STILL SEEPING FROM A/C NEXT MORNING. NOTE: AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE RECORDS NOT AVAILABLE LOCALLY FOR REVIEW. IN PROCES OF OBTAINING RECORDS.

## 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 FTW99LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA031), Nov 19, 1998: Air Tractor AT-400A (N23787), Bunkie, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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