ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292263
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| Date: | Monday 29 May 2006 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-802 |
| Owner/operator: | Farm Air Corp |
| Registration: | N175LA |
| MSN: | 802A-0175 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1128 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tuckerman, Arkansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Tuckerman, AR |
| Tuckerman, AR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 13,000-hour commercial pilot departed from a private airstrip for an aerial application flight. Approximately, 3 miles from the airstrip the 1,350 horsepower engine lost power and the pilot elected to execute a forced landing in a rice field. The pilot stated that he was "forced" to make the emergency landing in the rice field because of the "low altitude" he was at when the engine lost power. During the forced landing, the airplane received structural damage. The operator reported that he found "a substantial amount" of water in the airplane's header tank.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW06CA146
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 16:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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