# Accident 20020913027739A: Airtrc AT302, Lecompte, LA, September 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lecompte, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: L1JG
- Location: 31.0810° N, 92.3893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0810&lon=-92.3893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8843S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8843S-2003-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-302 (registry code 0390104, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT302
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020913027739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS RACE TRACKING OVER A BEAN FIELD 3 MILES OUTSIDE LECOMPTE, LOUISIANA, PILOT PULLED UP IN FRONT OF A ROW OF TREES, TURNED LEFT AND THE ENGINE (AIRESEARCH TPE331-1) QUIT, PILOT LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT, LOWERED THE FLAPS AND TRIED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT RIGHTED, AIRCRAFT STALLED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT THE GROUND RIGHT WINGTIP FIRST AND CARTWHEELED 2 TIMES COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT WALKED AWAY WITH MINOR INJURIES TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND A CUT TO HIS HEAD.

## 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 FTW02LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA258), Sep 13, 2002: Air Tractor AT-302 (N8843S), Lacompte, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available to the pilot for the forced landing, and low altitude maneuvering.

## Other reports on N8843S (1)

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

- [Incident 19920724043979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920724043979I), Jul 24, 1992: Airtrc AT302 (N8843S), Mcgehee, AR. Change in engine instruments and vibration. Precautionary landing in field. Blade in first stage compressor broke.

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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