# Accident 20080809844159A: Airtrc AT402, Dexter, NM, August 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2008, 12:45 local time
- Place: Dexter, NM
- Airport: Richie Crocket
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SMRG
- Location: 33.2667° N, 104.3869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2667&lon=-104.3869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4555Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4555Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402 (registry code 0390205, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT402
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080809844159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 9, 2008 AT 1245 MDT, A AIR TRACTOR AT-402 REGISTERED TO SUMMERS SPRAYING SERVICE, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON LANDING AT RICHIE CROCKETT AIRSTRIP, DEXTER, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RICHIE CROCKETT AIRSTRIP, DEXTER, NEW MEXICO ON AUGUST 9, 2008 AT 1100 MDT.

## 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 DEN08CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA136), Aug 9, 2008: Air Tractor AT-402 (N4555Y), Dexter, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.

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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