# NTSB investigations: Air Tractor AT-400, LA

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 DFW07LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA152.md): Air Tractor AT-400 · Delhi, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2007 · N3164N · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while practicing aerial application turns over a field.
- [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 FTW97LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA245.md): Air Tractor AT-400A · Church Point, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1997 · N36538 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improperly performed short field takeoff procedures.
- [NTSB FTW85LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA330.md): Air Tractor AT-400 · Oak Ridge, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1985 · N3656N · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated the acft 'sagged' (settled) during an aerial application maneuver and he leveled the wings to let it recover. However, he did not add power, flaps, or dump the load of almost 300 gallons of spray material he was carrying since he thought it…
- [NTSB FTW82FRJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRJ16.md): Rockwell S-2R · Jones, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Aug 23, 1982 · N8474V · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Air tractor AT-400, N2342Z, and another aircraft, a Rockwell international S-2R, N8474V, collided while both aircraft were involved in spraying operatons. The AT-400 pilot was spraying a field that was surrounded by trees. He had just completed a swath run to…

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'LA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0390202'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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