ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285158
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Date: | Thursday 15 March 2007 |
Time: | 15:06 LT |
Type: | Air Tractor AT-502B |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N90319 |
MSN: | 502B-0578 |
Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2280 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Collinwood, Tennessee -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Private strip, TN |
Destination airport: | Private strip, TN |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot stated that he departed to apply fertilizer to a timber field 11 miles southwest of the departure point. He noticed that his fuel was low and turned on the fuel boost pump. He continued to finish his fertilizer load. The pilot stated that during the return to the landing zone, "the airplane ran out fuel and the engine stopped". He then made a forced landing in a field and the airplane collided with a row of trees next to a creek. The pilot turned off all electrical switches and exited the airplane. The pilot was uninjured, and did not report any mechanical or flight control anomalies prior to the accident. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that both fuel tanks were empty. The wings and fuselage were also buckled.
Probable Cause: The pilots improper inflight planning which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL07CA051 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL07CA051
Revision history:
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