# Accident 20070716017129A: Airtrc AT402A, Laurel, IA, July 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: Laurel, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LMBG
- Location: 42.1128° N, 96.1936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1128&lon=-96.1936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203DM-2007-08-23) (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 PT6A27
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 21,083 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070716017129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN FIELDS IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AT A TIME WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DISPENSING CHEMICALS. ENGINE APPEARED TO BE DEVELOPING POWER, FLIGHT CONTROLS HAD CONTINUITY AND NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-CRASH IMPACT WITH AN OBSTACLE. NO MEDICAL EVIDENCE OF PILOT INCAPACITATION.

## 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 CHI07LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA213), Jul 16, 2007: Air Tractor AT-402A (N203DM), Laurel, IA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain clearance with the upsloping terrain for undetermined reasons.

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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