# Accident 20011130036432A: Airtrc AT402A, Las Vegas, NV, November 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2001, 15:46 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: No damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0667° N, 115.1539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0667&lon=-115.1539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N139LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139LA-2008-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402A (registry code 0390206, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT402A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011130036432A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT RUDDER AND CANOPY STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE SAME FLIGHT THAT OVERTOOK THIS AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING PHASE INTO KLAS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9186J, Airtrc AT401: [Accident 20011130036431A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011130036431A)

## 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 LAX02LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA034), Nov 30, 2001: Air Tractor AT-402A (N139LA), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the AT-401 pilot to maintain clearance with the AT-402 airplane during landing. Contributing factors were the unreliable communication radio in the AT-401, the AT-401 pilot's continued…

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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