# Accident 20060603011009A: Airtrc AT401, Victoria, TX, June 3, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2006, 08:30 local time
- Place: Victoria, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: U85G
- Location: 28.7206° N, 96.9286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7206&lon=-96.9286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9190B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9190B-2013-08-21) (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: 11,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060603011009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER ENGINE RUN-UP OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM WET GRAVEL RUNWAY WITH ZERO WIND. AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET THEN FAILED TO CLIMB. LEFT WING SPRAY RACK BECAME ENTANGLED WITH FIELD OF MAZE GRAIN CAUSING DRAG AND LOSS OF LIFT. AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED IN FIELD AT END OF RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEFT WING SPAR AND TWISTING AFT FUSELAGE SECTION WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 DFW06CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA152), Jun 3, 2006: Air Tractor AT-401 (N9190B), Victoria, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff which resulted in an overrun. A contributing factor was the unfavorable wind.

## Other reports on N9190B (2)

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

- [Accident 20130131004359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130131004359A), Jan 31, 2013: Air Tractor Inc AT-401 (N9190B), Victoria, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he departed private strip. 8 to 10 min. In to the flight the engine started running rough like a dead miss, checked mags no difference. Problem…
- [Incident 20070206002109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070206002109I), Feb 6, 2007: Airtrc AT401 (N9190B), Victoria, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The operator was going to spray a field approximately 1.5 miles from his home strip. He had loaded 250 gallons of chemical and 45 gallons of avgas on his…

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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