# Accident 20000914014469A: Airtrc AT502, Farwell, TX, September 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2000, 18:10 local time
- Place: Farwell, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LKRG
- Location: 34.2198° N, 102.7207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2198&lon=-102.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1508V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1508V-2001-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000914014469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE A/C WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS IN THE AREA NORTHWEST OF LARIAT, TEXAS. EYEWITNESSES STATE THE A/C WAS SPRAYING THE COTTON FIELD JUST NORTHWEST OF THE ALFALFA FIELD IN WHICH THE A/C CAME TO REST. THE WITNESS STATED THE A/C STRUCK THE UPPER GUY WIRE OF A 350 FT. TALL COMMUNICATION ANTENNA TOWER. THE A/C THEN STRUCK THE GROUND AT AN ANGLE OF APPROX. 90 DEGREES. THE A/C BURST INTO FLAMES AND THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE A/C (FORWARD OF THE COCKPIT) WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE PILOT SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT BUT PASSED AWAY SEVERAL HOURS LATER. CAUSE OF DEATH WAS MASSIVE INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING THE A/C ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW00LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA259), Sep 14, 2000: Air Tractor AT-502 (N1508V), Lariat, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the antenna guy wire. A factor was the pilot's physical impairment from his use of diphenhydramine.

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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