# NTSB Accident FTW96FA288
> **Air Tractor AT-400** · 1996-07-02 · HUFFMAN, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96FA288
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06206
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-02
- **Location:** HUFFMAN, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.059305, -95.090499
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Air Tractor
- **Model:** AT-400
- **Registration:** N501JS
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

corroded flight control components, due to the operator's inadequate maintenance and inspection of the airplane; the pilot's failure to follow procedures and directives, by flying the airplane without proper maintenance and annual inspection; and subsequent failure of a corroded flight control component.

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