ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353971
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| Date: | Saturday 8 August 1998 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Rockwell S-2R Thrush Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Merrill Aviation Services |
| Registration: | N5033X |
| MSN: | 5065R |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6818 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dothan, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Headland, AL (0J6) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he had just finished spraying chemical on a field and was turning towards another field. He was at 200-300 feet when the engine 'popped' and quit. He attempted to restart, and set up to land on a county road. The vertical stabilizer struck a power line, and the airplane yawed to the left. The airplane then touched down, bounced, struck a tree, and ground looped, finally coming to rest near the treeline. According to the FAA Inspector who examined the airplane. The pilot had departed Headland Municipal Airport with about 65 gallons of fuel onboard, 50 gallons in the left tank and 15 gallons in the right. According to the pilot, the airplane burns about 50 gallons of fuel an hour. Examination of the airplane found no fuel remaining in the fuel tanks nor any odor of fuel at the crash site.
Probable Cause: Fuel Exhaustion due to the pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations. A factor was the power line.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL98LA107
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 17:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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