# Accident 19991011043489A: Lamesa, TX, October 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1999, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lamesa, TX
- Airport: Lamesa Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.7298° N, 101.9492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7298&lon=-101.9492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6044A (not matched to a registry record)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991011043489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 11, 1999, MR. DAYLON ROYAL A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WITH A CERTIFICATE NUMBER OF 457841146, WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OF AN AIR TRACTOR AT-802, N6044A. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING TAKE OFF ROLL WHILE ENROUTE TO APPLY CHEMICAL TO COTTON FIELDS IN THE LOCAL AREA. THIS A/C WAS OPERATED FOR HOGG FLYING SERVICE OUT OF LAMESA TEXAS. AT APPROX. 17:00 CDT, THIS A/C COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY 16 AND THE TERRAIN. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT RUDDER CABLE, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED THIS A/C. THE A/C WAS APPROX. ONE EIGHTH OF A MILE DOWN THE RUNWAY 16 AT LAMESA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (2F5), LOCATED IN LAMESA TEXAS WHEN IT CRASHED. THIS FLIGHT WAS BEIGN CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT RULES, WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THERE WAS APPROX. 700 GALLONS OF HERBICIDE ABOARD AT TIME OF THIS ACCIENT.

## 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 FTW00LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA030), Oct 11, 1999: Air Tractor AT-802A (N6044A), Lamesa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the rudder control cable at the aft fairlead, as a result of wear.

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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