# Accident 20030626017539A: Airtrc AT402A, Staffordsville, VA, June 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2003, 09:45 local time
- Place: Staffordsville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MROG
- Location: 37.2603° N, 80.8072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2603&lon=-80.8072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4506L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4506L-2013-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402A (registry code 0390206, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT402A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,640 total, 32 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03TA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03TA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030626017539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN AGRICULTURAL DISPENSING AT LOW ALTITUDES WHEN THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, BUT STRUCK A LARGE AREA OF ROCKS AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC03TA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03TA138), Jun 26, 2003: Air Tractor 402A (N4506L), Pearisburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A compressor turbine blade fracture which resulted in a power loss, and forced landing. Factor were the rocks in the landing area, and the operator's decision to operate the engine beyond the engine…

## Other reports on N4506L (1)

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

- [Incident 19900508022019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900508022019I), May 8, 1990: Airtrc AT400 (N4506L), Leesburg, VA, Minor damage. Engine failed. Forced landing in field. Problem was fuel supply. No selector and right tank empty.

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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