ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290192
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| Date: | Friday 15 February 2013 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Ayres S2R-T34 |
| Owner/operator: | Coates Flying Service Inc |
| Registration: | N3095X |
| MSN: | T34-174 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7190 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-60A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Gaines, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Fort Gaines, GA (79GA) |
| Fort Gaines, GA (79GA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the airplane was topped off with 60 gallons of fuel prior to departure and that he applied a spray application to a field for about 30 minutes before returning to the airplane's home base. While enroute, the engine lost power and the pilot was unable to restart the engine. He then performed a forced landing in a field, during which both wings sustained substantial damage.
After the accident, about 35 gallons of fuel remained in the left wing and 5 gallons remained in the right wing. Postaccident examination indicated that the left forward wing fuel line was partially blocked; the aft left and both right wing fuel lines were free of obstruction. Additionally, the fuel control unit was contaminated with debris. All other fuel system parts were free of obstructions. The left forward fuel line and fuel fitting were sent to the NTSB materials laboratory for examination and were found to be blocked with debris consistent with soil. The debris in the left forward wing fuel line alone would not have reduced fuel flow to the engine; however, the contamination of the fuel control unit likely would have reduced fuel flow sufficient to cause fuel starvation. The investigation was unable to determine the origin of the debris.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of debris in the fuel control unit.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA13LA138
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 August 1996 | N3095X | Riddell Flying Service, Inc. | 0 | W. Helena, AR | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 06-Oct-2022 11:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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