Air Tractor AT-502 N9195G

Summary

On 6 June 2006 at about 19:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502 registered N9195G, operated by Anthony G. Alls, was involved in an accident near Minturn, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 June 2006 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Minturn, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Farm Air Flying Service (N/A)

Coordinates

35.9519, -91.0492

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-502

Registration

N9195G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Anthony G. Alls

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minturn → Minturn

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW06CA155

Nobody was injured.

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.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.