Air Tractor AT-401B N61775

Summary

On 31 July 1999 at about 00:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-401B registered N61775 was involved in an accident near Edelstein, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 July 1999 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Edelstein, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Private

Coordinates

40.9699, -89.5804

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-401B

Registration

N61775

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Pekin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA268

1 person was seriously injured.

an inadequate fuel supply which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the low altitude at which the power loss occurred and the corn crop the airplane contacted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot reported the airplane was refueled prior to takeoff with approximately 45 gallons of fuel. The pilot reported that for 'reasons unknown' the airplane lost power after liftoff. The airplane entered a corn field at the end of the airstrip and nosed over. Inspection of the airplane revealed there was less than one ounce of fuel remaining in the airplane. The fuel tanks were not compromised during the accident and there was no sign of fuel leakage around the accident site. The operator used a private fuel supply to refuel the airplane and there were no fueling records available.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.