ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295842
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 May 2003 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Ayres S2R-T34 |
| Owner/operator: | Wade Porter |
| Registration: | N5653X |
| MSN: | 1853r |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7539 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Willows, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Willows, R |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was making a steep turn during an agricultural aerial application when the airplane's engine lost power. He made a forced landing in a field, and in the process, the airframe received structural damage. The pilot said he had ground crew fuel the left tank of the airplane with the engine still running. He completed three loads, with each load cycle taking about 12 minutes. He then performed a steep turn of about 70-degrees to complete one last pass. About 400 above ground level, the engine lost power and he was unable to restart it. He landed the airplane in the field below, and the airplane skidded about 100 feet and nosed over. The person who recovered the airplane did not observe any fuel in the airplane fuel tanks, or at the accident site.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during an aerial application.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX03LA158
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 13:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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