# Accident 19990527005899A: Airtrc AT401, Jerome, ID, May 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1999, 09:55 local time
- Place: Jerome, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.7293° N, 114.4295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7293&lon=-114.4295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6024M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6024M-2011-12-16) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990527005899A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.(-23)A/C LOST POWER AND PILOT WAS FORCED TO ALND IN A FIELD. A/C HIT AN OUTCROPPING AND SHEARED THE RIGHT GEAR OFF AND PROP TIPS, CRUSHED THE LOWER HALF OF THE FIREWALL, AND LOWER FORWARD FUSELAGE. TEH A/C CAME TO REST APPROX. 100 YARDS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 26 AT MILE POST 160. INITIAL INVESTIGATION ZERO FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 SEA99LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA075), May 27, 1999: Air Tractor AT-401 (N6024M), Jerome, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion. Carburetor contamination and rough terrain were factors.

## Other reports on N6024M (1)

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

- [Accident 20071206828499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071206828499A), Dec 6, 2007: Airtrc AT401 (N6024M), King City, CA, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] stated he was starting his second pass of the aerial application flight, when he became distracted setting up his "GPS…

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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