ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366779
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| Date: | Saturday 16 June 1990 |
| Time: | 18:35 LT |
| Type: |  Weatherly 201-B |
| Owner/operator: | Razorback Ag Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N1260W |
| MSN: | 614 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stuttgart, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Gould, AR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE COMMERCIAL PLT SAID THAT WHILE CONDUCTING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, A LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE OCCURRED, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AN EMERGENCY LNDG WAS MADE IN A FARM FIELD, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS EMPTY OF USABLE FUEL.
Probable Cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS CAUSED BY THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC90LA134
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 May 1991 | N1260W | Private | 0 | Mc Crory, AR | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Mar-2024 12:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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