Air Tractor AT-400 accident near Edna, Texas, April 8, 1982
On April 8, 1982 at about 1:15 am local time, a Air Tractor AT-400, registered N36493, was substantially damaged in an accident near Edna, Texas (Flying Service INC. airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 8, 1982 · about 1:15 am local time
- Place
- Edna, Texas · Flying Service INC. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-400
- Registration
- N36493 · no longer on the register · serial 400-0244
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON AN UNLIGHTED STRIP AT DUSK AND COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK. LANDING LIGHTS ON THE AIRCRAFT WERE UNUSABLE BECAUSE OF A GENERATOR FAILURE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 7,500 hours in all; 750 in this make and model; 51 in the last 90 days; 7,500 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,600 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming LTP 101-600 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Edna TX at 7:15 am
- Destination: Edna TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0, 2,500 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 4,500 ft
- Temperature: 167°F (75°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:50 am from PSX, 25 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N36493 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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