# Accident 20070820017639A: Airtrc AT402, Cary, MS, August 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2007
- Place: Cary, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GF4R
- Location: 32.8425° N, 90.9542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8425&lon=-90.9542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1027V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1027V-2007-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402 (registry code 0390205, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT402
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,700 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070820017639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER IN FLIGHT. WITNESS HEARD A SCREECH AND A POP THEN SAW SMOKE. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A COTTON FIELD.

## 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 DFW07LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA187), Aug 20, 2007: Air Tractor AT-402 (N1027V), Cary, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a power turbine failure. Contributing to the accident were the lack of suitable terrain available to pilot for the forced landing and the low altitude.

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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