ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385806
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| Date: | Friday 8 June 2001 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-400 |
| Owner/operator: | Hankins Flying Service |
| Registration: | N400ZR |
| MSN: | 400-0516 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6500 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6-11AG |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oil Trough, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Oil Trough, AR (N/A) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While returning to the private grass airstrip, the agricultural airplane's engine lost power, and the pilot executed a forced landing to a field. During the landing roll, the airplane impacted crops, ground looped, and came to rest upright in the field. Examination by an FAA inspector found that the airplane's fuel tank was empty. The pilot stated that fuel starvation occurred.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributory factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW01LA137
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 08:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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