# NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-400: In flight collision with object

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW04LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA201.md): Air Tractor AT-400 · Clayton, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 2004 · N3159W · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the high tension power lines.
- [NTSB LAX98LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA233.md): Air Tractor AT-400 · Tranquillity, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1998 · N2373V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to detect and avoid a set of wires during a night aerial application flight. Factors in the accident were the pilot's failure to perform an adequate preflight inspection of the field to determine obstruction locations and the dark night…
- [NTSB ATL93LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA056.md): Air Tractor AT-400 · South Mills, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 1993 · N36521 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees during an aerial application maneuver. Factors were the trees adjacent to the wheat field, and the soft terrain.
- [NTSB LAX92LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA227.md): Air Tractor AT 400 · Lemoore, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1992 · N7307V · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to observe the presence of an obstacle in the field. Factors which contributed to the accident were the dark nighttime light condition, and the small size and color of the obstacle which decreased the conspicuity of the object.
- [NTSB NYC90DGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DGM01.md): Air Tractor AT-400 · Tyrone, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 8, 1990 · N2369N · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstructions during low level aerial application operations. The pilot's inadequate visual lookout was a factor.
- [NTSB MKC89LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA123.md): Air Tractor AT-400 · Poplar Bluff, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1989 · N3159W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command misjudged the clearance of the aircraft's vertical stabilizer from the power lines.
- [NTSB FTW82DA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA372.md): Air Tractor AT-400 · Muleshoe, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 9, 1982 · N2369N · Substantial damage
  > Pilot collided with a water spraying machine while making crop spray pass. Landing gear tore off.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0390202')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0390202&occurrence=220

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