# NTSB FTW82DA372: Air Tractor AT-400, N2369N, Muleshoe, TX, September 9, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 9, 1982, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Muleshoe, TX
- Coordinates: 34.510353, -102.879402 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5104&lon=-102.8794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA372
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71797/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA372

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

PILOT COLLIDED WITH A WATER SPRAYING MACHINE WHILE MAKING CROP SPRAY PASS. LANDING GEAR TORE OFF.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2369N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2369N-2013-03-18), registration cancelled 2013-03-18, S/N 400-0416, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT-400
- Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400) (registry code 0390202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52034, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 400-0416
- Engines: P & W PT-6 500 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Chucks Spraying Service Inc.
- Registered owner: Chucks Spraying Service Inc.
- Departed: MULESHOE, TX
- Destination: MULESHOE, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820909044889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820909044889A), Sep 9, 1982: Airtrc AT400, Muleshoe, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with a water spray machine while on a spray run.

## Other investigations on N2369N (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 NYC90DGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DGM01), May 8, 1990: Air Tractor AT-400 (N2369N), Tyrone, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: 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.

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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