ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291953
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| Date: | Friday 4 August 2006 |
| Time: | 20:35 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25 |
| Owner/operator: | Nelson Flying Service |
| Registration: | N7587Z |
| MSN: | 25-3666 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-B2C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minot, North Dakota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Lansford, ND |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The agricultural spray airplane sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain after a loss of control during a forced landing. The pilot reported that he had about two hours of fuel on board the airplane when he departed to spray a field. He was returning to his private airstrip about 1.5 hours after departure when the engine lost power. He attempted a forced landing to a gravel road, but a car was approaching so he changed directions to avoid any traffic on the ground. He reported that the stall warning light illuminated while he was in a left bank. He reported, "I started to flare about 50 ft. above the ground and the plane stalled dropping the left wing before impact." The inspection of the airplane revealed that the fuel tanks were empty.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel calculations and the low airspeed which resulted in the pilot stalling the airplane. A factor was the car on the road which prevented the pilot from landing on the road.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI06CA216
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Oct-2022 07:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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