# Accident 19990812012029A: Airtrc AT401, Humphrey, AR, August 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1999, 07:30 local time
- Place: Humphrey, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4208° N, 91.6999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4208&lon=-91.6999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1031Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1031Q-2002-08-29) (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 FTW99LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990812012029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 12, 1999, AT 0730 CDT, N1031Q, AN AIR TRACTOR, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER WHILE RETURNING TO A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR HUMPHREY, ARKANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO PORKY'S FLYING SERVICE OF HUMPHREY, AR AND WAS FLOWN BY MICHAEL HODGES OF HUMPHREY, AR. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO HIS PRIVATE STRIP AFTER COMPLETING A SPRAY RUN WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT QUITE SUDDENLY. DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A RICE FIELD THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A DIKE WITH BOTH WINGS. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF ENGINE POWER LOSS IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 FTW99LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA220), Aug 12, 1999: Air Tractor AT-401 (N1031Q), Humphrey, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane.

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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