# Accident 20061106022919A: Airtrc AT502A, Deming, NM, November 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Deming, NM
- Airport: Deming Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NPFG
- Location: 32.5292° N, 107.7800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5292&lon=-107.7800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1541T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1541T-2007-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502A (registry code 0390306, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A45R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061106022919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 MST, N1541T, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-502A OPERATED BY M AND M AIR SERVICE OF BEAUMONT INC, WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN NORTH OF DEMING, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF AERIAL APPLICATION OF HERBICIDE, AND WAS MANEUVERING BETWEEN PASSES OVER AN AREA BEING TREATED WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE HOLDER OF A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE, WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 DEN07LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA020), Nov 6, 2006: Air Tractor AT-502A (N1541T), Deming, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering resulting in an inadvertent stall and impact with terrain. A contributing factor was the low airspeed.

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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