ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292221
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 June 2006 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-502 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9195G |
| MSN: | 502-0234 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4970 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minturn, Arkansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Minturn, AR (N/A) |
| Minturn, AR (N/A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 747-hour commercial pilot was returning to a private airstrip after an aerial application of a field about 6 nautical miles away. While on final approach, the aircraft's turbine engine lost power and the pilot executed a forced landing to a dry rice field short of the airstrip. During the initial landing roll, the left main landing gear struck a dirt embankment which resulted in the left wing impacting the ground. According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) the pilot reported he departed the airport with 55 gallons of fuel on-board. The FAA inspector, who responded to the accident scene, examined the airplane and found no fuel in the fuel system. At the time of the accident, the weather was reported as wind from 180 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 15 knots, 10 statue miles visibility, clear skies, with temperature of 82 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point of 54 degrees Fahrenheit and an altimeter setting of 29.96 inches of Mercury.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning/decision, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW06CA155
History of this aircraft
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| 9 August 2007 | N9195G | Blair Aviation | 0 | Creston, Iowa | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Oct-2022 15:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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