# Accident 20071010827149A: Airtrc AT402B, Taff, TX, October 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2007, 07:50 local time
- Place: Taff, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EVVG
- Location: 27.9792° N, 97.3964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9792&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5006K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5006K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402B (registry code 0390208, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT402B
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 10 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071010827149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 10, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 07:50 CST, AN AIR TRACTOR MODEL AT-402B REGISTRATION NO. 5006K CRASH LANDED DURING TAKE OFF PHASE AT THE PUT AIR STRIP LOCATED IN TAFF, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT STRIKING THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, AND THE PLUMBING SYSTEM WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE SHOULDER OF THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 DFW08CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA014), Oct 10, 2007: Air Tractor 402B (N5006K), Taft, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during takeoff. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.

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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