# Accident 20181008016749A: Air Tractor Inc AT-402, Crowley, LA, October 8, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2018, 10:20 local time
- Place: Crowley, LA
- Airport: Leleux Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: L8FG
- Location: 30.0550° N, 92.2458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0550&lon=-92.2458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1500E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1500E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402 (registry code 0390205, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-402
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,771 total, 3 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181008016749A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE ROLL LEFT WING CAUGHT TALL GRASS ON LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED INTO DITCH ON LEFT SIDE DUE TO DRAG ON LEFT WING RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE, GEAR COLLAPSE, AND TAIL FOLDING TO LEFT SIDE.

## 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 GAA19CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA010), Oct 8, 2018: Air Tractor AT 402 (N1500E), Crowley, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in a collision with vegetation and a subsequent loss of directional control.

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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