# Accident 20170421006479A: Air Tractor Inc AT-602, Vidrine, LA, April 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2017, 12:50 local time
- Place: Vidrine, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SIRG
- Location: 30.6939° N, 92.4033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6939&lon=-92.4033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N653LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N653LA-2021-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-602
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,654 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170421006479A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COMPLETED ARIAL APPLICATION PASS WITH A HEADING OF 180 DEGREES SOUTH, PULLED UP TO GAIN ALTITUDE FOR NEXT APPLICATION PASS. AIRCRAFT MADE SLIGHT RIGHT TURN THEN BEGAN TURNING LEFT AND ENGINE FLAMED OUT. ATTEMPS TO RESTART ENGINE FAILED. AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A RICE FIELD WITH A HEADING OF 90 DERGREES CONTACTING TWO LEVEES COMING TO REST UPRIGHT ON  A THIRD LEVEE.

## 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 CEN17LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA165), Apr 21, 2017: Air Tractor AT 602 (N653LA), Vidrine, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the engine and a test run did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have…

## Other reports on N653LA (1)

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

- [Accident 20200421008739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200421008739A), Apr 21, 2020: Air Tractor Inc AT-602 (N653LA), Mamou, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was on takeoff roll with 4000 lbs. Fertilizer on board. Aircraft gear struck a divot in the dirt runway bouncing aircraft Air borne. Aircraft remained…

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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