ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286863
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| Date: | Saturday 27 June 2009 |
| Time: | 06:05 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25-235 |
| Owner/operator: | Simpson Aviation And Agriculture Inc |
| Registration: | N8600L |
| MSN: | 25-5023 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Preston, Idaho -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Preston, ID (U10) |
| Preston, ID (U10) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was returning to the airport after an aerial application. While turning from base to final, the engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot force-landed the airplane in a field; however, the field had been flood irrigated and the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported that usually he fuels the airplane to the same mark and then writes down the tachometer time. He felt that he may not have fueled to the mark and/or he spent more time on the field than he anticipated. There were no mechanical anomalies reported.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion that resulted from the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR09CA315
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 August 2007 | N8600L | Hill Ag Air | 0 | Soda Springs, Idaho | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2022 17:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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