ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 296637
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| Date: | Friday 13 September 2002 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-302 |
| Owner/operator: | M |
| Registration: | N8843S |
| MSN: | 302-0213 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7888 hours |
| Engine model: | Allied Signal TPE-331-1-151 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lacompte, Louisiana -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Plaucheville, LA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 10,150-hour pilot reported that "while making a spray run to the east, [he] pulled up at the end of the field over a tree line at about a 50 to 60 degree climb angle when the engine completely powered down or quit without any warning." The pilot further reported he estimated his altitude to be 60 to 80 feet above the ground when the engine lost power so he immediately banked the airplane to the right in an attempt to land in an adjacent small pasture. Ground scars and evaluation of the damage sustained by the airplane were consistent with the airplane impacting the ground in a shallow right turn at a high rate of descent. Fuel was found in fuel system and there was no post-impact fire. The operator reported that the loss of engine power may have been caused by "fuel cavitations;" however, the reason for the reported loss of engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available to the pilot for the forced landing, and low altitude maneuvering.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW02LA258
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 08:58 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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