# Accident 20021002031339A: Airtrc AT400, Marmaduke, AR, October 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2002, 14:47 local time
- Place: Marmaduke, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZPJG
- Location: 35.8319° N, 90.6461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8319&lon=-90.6461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N155HF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N155HF-2015-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400 (registry code 0390202, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021002031339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 2, 2002, AT 1937Z, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-400, N155HF, WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OF MALATHION ON TWO COTTON FIELDS PULLED UP AND OVER A POWER LINE TO DESCEND INTO THE SECOND FIELD TO CONTINUE THE SWATH RUN, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TOO LOW AND FLEW INTO THE COTTON PLANTS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR AERIAL AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON A LOCAL AGRICULTURAL AIRSTRIP NEAR MARMADUKE, ARKANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE JONESBORO (JBR), ARKANSAS, WEATHER OBSERVATION FACILITY, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 22 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED THE WIND FROM 250 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, FEW CLOUDS AT 4,000' AGL, 5,500' BROKEN, TEMPERATURE 31 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEWPOINT 22 CELSIUS, WITH TOWERING CUMULUS IN ALL QUADRANTS. THE PILOT AND THE SHERIFF REPORTED INTERMITTENT STRONG WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF PASSING CUMULUS CLOUDS.

## 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 FTW03LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA004), Oct 2, 2002: Air Tractor AT-400 (N155HF), Marmaduke, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A contributing factor was the towering cumulus in all quadrants.

## Other reports on N155HF (1)

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

- [Accident 20130719012309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130719012309A), Jul 19, 2013: Air Tractor Inc AT-400 (N155HF), Steward, IL, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed in corn field at approximately 08:07 CDT on July 19, 2013. According to state police first responder, jordan jackson, office: [privacy data…

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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