# Accident 19990825040639A: Airtrc AT401, Hart, TX, August 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1999, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hart, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LMAG
- Location: 34.3804° N, 102.1096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3804&lon=-102.1096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15119, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15119-2013-06-10) (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 FTW99LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990825040639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 25, 1999, AT 1430 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A AIR TRACTOR AT-401, N15119 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING IMPACT WITH POWERLINES AND TERRAIN WHILE DESPENSING AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL NEAR HART, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED AND OPERATED BY CENTRAL PLAINS SPRAYING OF HART, TX. N.H. STEED, A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES DURING THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. MR. STEED STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO FLY UNDER THE POWERLINES, HE RAISED THE RIGHT WING IN ORDER TO MISS A 6' TREE CAUSING THE WING TO STRIKE THE LINE. HE STATED THAT HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT JERK, AND COULD REMEMBER NOTHING MORE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 211 FEET FROM THE POWERLINES.

## 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 FTW99LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA239), Aug 25, 1999: Air Tractor AT-401 (N15119), Hart, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with power lines.

## Other reports on N15119 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930828035399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930828035399I), Aug 28, 1993: Airtrc AT401 (N15119), Rochester, TX, Minor damage. Engine vibration on spray run. Reduced power. Landed in field. Struck a pipe at end of rollout. Nosed over.

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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