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FAA incident report · Air Tractor AT-401 · Weslaco, TX · July 8, 2014

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Date
July 8, 2014 · 15:05 local
Place
Weslaco, TX
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
MDQG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9159A
Reported as
Air Tractor AT-401
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
23,000 total6,000 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days
N9159ARegistered now · Air Tractor AT-401S/N 401-0900Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-401Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 8, 2014, at approximately 15:05 hours, an Air tractor, AT-401, N9159A owned by barajas inc. and operated by moad aviation inc., crashed near donna, TX. VFR flight conditions prevailed and the pilot did not file a flight plan. The aircraft sustained minor damaged and the pilot, commercial - multi, single, instrument rated, sustained no injuries. The flight originated in Weslaco, TX on 07/08/2014 at 14:45 hours.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 8, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:05 HOURS, AN AIR TRACTOR, AT-401, N9159A OWNED BY BARAJAS INC. AND OPERATED BY MOAD AVIATION INC., CRASHED NEAR DONNA, TX. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGED AND THE PILOT, COMMERCIAL - MULTI, SINGLE, INSTRUMENT RATED, SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN WESLACO, TX ON 07/08/2014 AT 14:45 HOURS.