# Accident 20030114002309A: Airtrc AT401, Alamo, TX, January 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2003, 14:45 local time
- Place: Alamo, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.1531° N, 98.1361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1531&lon=-98.1361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1537R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1537R-2003-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT401
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030114002309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 14, 2003, AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT N1537R, AN AIRTRACTOR, MODEL AT-401, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR ALAMO, TEXAS. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED THROUGHOUT THE AREA FOR THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY MOAD AVIATION, AN APPROVED FAR PART 137 OPERATOR. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MID VALLEY DUSTERS INC. AIRPORT (43TX). THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND REPORTS NO RECOLLECTION OF THE ACCIDENT AND HE HAD NOT COMPLETED THE ACCIDENT REPORT NTSB FORM 6120.1/2. MOST SIGNIFICANT OBSERVATION WAS THAT THE OPERATOR REPORTED TO THE NTSB THAT THERE WERE NO REFUELING RECORDS, BOTH FUEL TANKS RUPTURED AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL. 32. OTHER - THIS ACCIDENT FOLDER WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE SAT FSDO SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGER.

## 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 FTW03LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA084), Jan 14, 2003: Air Tractor AT-401 (N1537R), Alamo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall. Low altitude flight is a contributing factor.

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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