# Accident 20040710013979A: Airtrc AT401, Winnsboro, LA, July 10, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2004, 12:30 local time
- Place: Winnsboro, LA
- Airport: Winnsboro Municipal Marpt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MFMG
- Location: 32.1528° N, 91.6983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1528&lon=-91.6983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10061, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10061-2007-09-10) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040710013979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS SPRAYING A FIELD NEAR WINNSBORO, LOUISIANA WHEN HIS ENGINE QUIT. PILOT EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS RACE TRACKING I.E. (MAKING CONSTANT LEFT HAND TURNS UNTIL ALL THE FUEL IN THE RIGHT WING HAS EMPTIED INTO THE LEFT WING, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED CAVITATION AND QUIT. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A DITCH AND RIPPED THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND BENT THE FUSELAGE. ISSUED A SAAP TO THE PILOT FOR INAPPROPRIATE OPERATION OF 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 FTW04LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA179), Jul 10, 2004: Air Tractor AT-401 (N10061), Winnsboro, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of fuel resulting in fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the ditch.

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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