# Accident 20070809017619A: Airtrc AT502, Stringtown, IA, August 9, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2007, 13:15 local time
- Place: Stringtown, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RGZG
- Location: 41.0219° N, 94.3625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0219&lon=-94.3625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9195G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9195G-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A15AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 542 total, 323 in this make and model, 282 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070809017619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HAD FINISHED HIS APPLICATION ON A SOYBEAN FIELD AND WAS RETURNING TO CRESTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE PILOT SET UP TO LAND ON A NEARBY HIGHWAY BUT REALIZED HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE, SO HE LANDED IN THE SOYBEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WHICH SEVERED THE RIGHT SIDE LANDING GEAR AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE LEFT GEAR ATTACHMENT. THERE WAS ALSO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 CHI07CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA259), Aug 9, 2007: Air Tractor AT-502 (N9195G), Creston, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel calculations.

## Other reports on N9195G (1)

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

- [Accident 20060606008759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060606008759A), Jun 6, 2006: Airtrc AT502 (N9195G), Minturn, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 6, 2006, at approximately 1430 CDT, AT-502, N9195G, an agricultural airplane, experienced substantial damage while attempting to make an…

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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