# Accident 20131001025709A: Air Tractor Inc AT-401, Waco, TX, October 1, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2013, 17:30 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Airport: Heathrow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HSYA
- Location: 31.5497° N, 97.1292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5497&lon=-97.1292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1013R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1013R-2017-10-20) (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: 8,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131001025709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE/WINDSHEAR ON TAKE OFF. WING  CONTACTED GROUND AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. PILOT DEPARTED AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

## 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 WPR14CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA002), Oct 1, 2013: Air Tractor AT 401 (N1013R), Waco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff in gusting wind conditions.

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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