# Accident 20030424009619A: Airtrc AT502, Sedan, NM, April 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2003, 08:28 local time
- Place: Sedan, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KTEG
- Location: 36.1181° N, 103.0644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1181&lon=-103.0644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N318BR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N318BR-2004-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030424009619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 24, 2003, AT 0828 MDT, A WALTERS POWERED AIR TRACTOR 502, N318BR, REGISTERED TO RIDDELL FLYING SERVICE, INC OF WEST HELENA, AR, LOST POWER WHILE IN CRUISE PRIOR TO BEGINNING AERIAL APPLICATION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DALHART, TEXAS, ON APRIL 24, 2003 AT 0814 MDT.

## 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 DEN03LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA077), Apr 24, 2003: Air Tractor AT-502 (N318BR), Sedan, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the nonmechanical partial loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel. Contributing factors include the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing (due to his low altitude), and…

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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