# Accident 20140626009799A: Air Tractor Inc AT-402B, Sudan, TX, June 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2014, 16:24 local time
- Place: Sudan, TX
- Airport: Sudan, Tx
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: K3AG
- Location: 34.2028° N, 102.5547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2028&lon=-102.5547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5197U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5197U-2018-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402B (registry code 0390208, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG (registry code 52251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-402B
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 2,293 total, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140626009799A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 26, 2014, N51972, AN AT-402B AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE DURING A SPRAY JOB NEAR SUDAN, TEXAS.  THE PILOT STATED HE PUT OUT A PUFF OF SMOKE TO CHECK WINDS AND DIRECTION.  WHILE THE PILOT WAS LOOKING AT THE SMOKE THE AIRCRAFT BECAME SLOW AND STALLED.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN14CA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA341), Jun 26, 2014: Air Tractor AT 402B (N5197U), Sudan, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's lapse in monitoring the airplane's speed during a low level aerial application maneuver and its subsequent stall during the maneuver.

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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