# Accident 20070516006569A: Airtrc AT402A, Edmonson, TX, May 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2007, 10:30 local time
- Place: Edmonson, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LMAG
- Location: 34.3367° N, 101.9169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3367&lon=-101.9169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120CP-2007-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402A (registry code 0390206, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT402A
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A11AG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 1,969 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070516006569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 16, 2007, AT 1030 CDT, WHILE SPRAYING A WHEAT FIELD, AIRCRAFT N120CP, AT-402A, WAS TOO LOW AND BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE WHEAT CROP AND WAS BROUGHT TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED, GROUND LOOPED AND THEN ROLLED ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) HAD ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE PILOT HAD TO EXIT THROUGH THE INVERTED FUSELAGE. VMC CONDITIONS WERE PREVAILING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PART 137 OPERATION.

## 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 DFW07CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA114), May 16, 2007: Air Tractor AT-402A (N120CP), Edmonson, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the crops.

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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