# NTSB IAD98WA029: Air Tractor AT-501W, N1006T, Santa Maria, Portugal, January 24, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 24, 1998
- Place: Santa Maria, Portugal
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 28312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD98WA029
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28312/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98WA029

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1006T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1006T-2002-07-25), registration cancelled 2002-07-25, S/N 501-0030, built 1988 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Air Tractor AT-501W
- Registry model: [Air Tractor AT-501](https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-501) (registry code 0390302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Walter NZ](https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-nz) (registry code 64001, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Earl J Kokendoffer
- Departed: CYYT, ST. JOHN'S
- Destination: LPSJ, ST. JORGE IS., OF
- Flight plan: VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Not reported

## 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 19980124006209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980124006209A), Jan 24, 1998: Airtrc AT501, Santa Maria, PO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Ferry flight from Canada to portugal. Crashed at night heavy rain and fog near azores. (.19) delivery flight from st. john's, Canada to Santa Maria, azores,…

## Other investigations on N1006T (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 FTW92LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA134), May 14, 1992: Air Tractor AT-501 (N1006T), Mooreland, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE ENSUING FORCED LANDING.

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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