# Accident 20090612008619A: Airtrc AT402A, Weona, AR, June 12, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2009, 16:00 local time
- Place: Weona, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.4897° N, 90.5492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4897&lon=-90.5492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50956, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50956-2009-12-04) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,334 total, 808 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090612008619A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 12, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 LOCAL AN AIR TRACTOR AT-402A, N50956, SERIAL # 402A-1076 WAS FERTILIZING A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 4 NM SE OR WEONA, AR.  AFTER COMPLETING THE SECOND RUN OF THE APPLICATION THE AIRCRAFT TURNED NORTH AND ENCOUNTERED A TAILWIND GUST COMING OFF STORMS TO THE SOUTH.  THE AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT AND NOSED DOWN AND JUST BEFORE GROUND IMPACT (APPROXIMTELY 5 FEET AGL) THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING NORTHEAST.  AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, THE TAIL SECTION AND ENGINE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE AND THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AGRICULTURAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CEN09CA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA361), Jun 12, 2009: Air Tractor AT-402A (N50956), Trumann, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control in flight. Contributing to the accident was his decision to fly with known hazardous weather conditions in the vicinity.

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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