ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178182
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| Date: | Friday 4 June 2004 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Southern Air Inc. |
| Registration: | N3166U |
| MSN: | 301-0551 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada R1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cotton Plant, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Cotton Plant, AR |
| Cotton Plant, AR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 300-hour pilot reported that after performing an aerial application of fertilizer on a field for about 4 hours, the "engine started to sputter." The pilot initiated a forced landing to an adjacent field. During the landing roll, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. Examination of the airplane revealed both fuel tanks remained intact and contained less then one gallon of fuel.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040608X00757&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Aug-2015 14:05 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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