# Accident 20000815006659A: Airtrc AT502, Deer Park, LA, August 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2000, 13:30 local time
- Place: Deer Park, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.5606° N, 91.4410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5606&lon=-91.4410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9136U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9136U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000815006659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C ESTABLISHED ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN PROPELLOR STRIKES OCCURRED JUST AFT OF THE COCKPIT FROM SECOND COMPANY A/C WHICH FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID THE LOWER A/C. THE COLLISION OCCURRED ON SHORT FINAL AT 60 FT. BOTH A/C FELL TOGETHER AND WERE CONSUMED IN THE POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 FTW00LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA233), Aug 15, 2000: Air Tractor AT-502 (N9136U), Deerpark, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: the failure of both pilots to maintain a visual outlook during landing approach. A contributing factor was both pilot's failure to follow recommended traffic patterns.

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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