# Incident 20070206002109I: Airtrc AT401, Victoria, TX, February 6, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2007, 13:44 local time
- Place: Victoria, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: U85G
- Location: 28.8053° N, 97.0036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victoria, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8053&lon=-97.0036&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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070206002109I

## Narrative

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

(-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 AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO DEPARTING TO SPRAY. AFTER HE HAD DISPENSED ALL THE CHEMICALS HE HEADED BACK TO HIS STRIP WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. HE DID AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A MUDDY FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK DUE TO THE MUDDY CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT WAS ONLY 30 TO 35 MINUTES IN DURATION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD TRIED TO WOBBLE PUMP FUEL JUST IN CASE IT WAS A FUEL PUMP, THIS DID NOT WORK. THERE IS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WING TIP AND THE PROPELLER.

## 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…
- [Accident 20060603011009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060603011009A), Jun 3, 2006: Airtrc AT401 (N9190B), Victoria, TX, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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