# Accident 20130131004359A: Air Tractor Inc AT-401, Victoria, TX, January 31, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2013, 17:30 local time
- Place: Victoria, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: U85G
- Location: 28.7536° N, 96.9842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7536&lon=-96.9842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9190B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9190B-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-401 (registry code 0390204, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-401
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130131004359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED PRIVATE STRIP. 8 TO 10 MIN. IN TO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH LIKE A DEAD MISS, CHECKED MAGS NO DIFFERENCE. PROBLEM STEADILY GOT WORSE. MADE 180 TO GET TO A CLEAR FIELD LANDED IN THE TREES. ON FLAT TERRAIN.

## 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 CEN13LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA152), Jan 31, 2013: Air Tractor AT-401 (N9190B), Victoria, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanical failure of the engine power section, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N9190B (2)

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

- [Incident 20070206002109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070206002109I), Feb 6, 2007: Airtrc AT401 (N9190B), Victoria, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The operator was going to spray a field approximately 1.5 miles from his home strip. He had loaded 250 gallons of chemical and 45 gallons of avgas on his…
- [Accident 20060603011009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060603011009A), Jun 3, 2006: Airtrc AT401 (N9190B), Victoria, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) After engine run-up operator attempted to take off from wet gravel runway with zero wind. Aircraft became airborne for approximately 15 feet then failed…

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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