# Accident 19990817012409A: Airtrc AT402, Snyder, TX, August 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1999, 08:40 local time
- Place: Snyder, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.7096° N, 100.9106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7096&lon=-100.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4523L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4523L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402 (registry code 0390205, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT402
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990817012409A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGINE FAILED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD, AND THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON LANDING. (-23) ON AUGUST 17, 1999 THE PILOT DAMAGED THE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER DURING A POWER OUT LANDING IN SNYDER, TX. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEILED A MACHINE SCREW HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE FUEL CONTROL HOUSING BODY AND A BROKEN SAFETY WIRE. THE THREE REMAINING SCREWS IN THE BODY OF THE FUEL CONTROL WERE ALSO LOSE  AND THE BODY OF THE FUEL CONTROL WAS NOT MATED ALONG THE GASKET LINE. BENDIX FUEL CONTROL, SN;194160 (PN;2534439-4) WAS OVERHAULED JUNE 16, 1995 AT 1372 HOBBS HOURS; IT FAILED 17 AUG 1999 AT 2624.6 HOBBS HOURS.

## 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 FTW99LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA226), Aug 17, 1999: Air Tractor AT-402 (N4523L), Snyder, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as result of a leak in the engine fuel control. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N4523L (1)

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

- [Accident 19910721028679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721028679A), Jul 21, 1991: Airtrc AT402 (N4523L), Taft, TX, Minor damage. On spray pass flew under wires at end of field and struck embankment.

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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