# NTSB CEN19WA294: Air Tractor AT400, Namiquipa, Mexico, July 27, 2019

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 27, 2019, 20:05 local (20:05 UTC)
- Place: Namiquipa, Mexico
- Coordinates: 29.250833, -107.40361
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2508&lon=-107.4036&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Mexican DGAC, Air Tractor
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN19WA294
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100167/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19WA294

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AIR TRACTOR AT400 airplane that occurred on July 27, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Mexico.

## Aircraft

- Registration: XB-PNL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT400
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 400-0280
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AG turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Aero Fumigaciones de Campo S.A. de C.V.
- Registered owner: Aero Fumigaciones de Campo S.A. de C.V.
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: Namiquipa
- Destination: Namiquipa
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal; airplane ratings: single-engine land

## Weather



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.

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