Air Tractor AT-502B N90319

Summary

On 15 March 2007 at about 21:06 local time, a Air Tractor AT-502B registered N90319, operated by Otto M. Morrison, was involved in an accident near Collinwood, Tennessee, 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

15 March 2007 at 21:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Collinwood, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Private strip (NONE)

Coordinates

35.2072, -87.7808

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-502B

Registration

N90319

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Otto M. Morrison

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Private strip → Private strip

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL07CA051

Nobody was injured.

The pilots improper inflight planning which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he departed to apply fertilizer to a timber field 11 miles southwest of the departure point. He noticed that his fuel was low and turned on the fuel boost pump. He continued to finish his fertilizer load. The pilot stated that during the return to the landing zone, "the airplane ran out fuel and the engine stopped". He then made a forced landing in a field and the airplane collided with a row of trees next to a creek. The pilot turned off all electrical switches and exited the airplane. The pilot was uninjured, and did not report any mechanical or flight control anomalies prior to the accident. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that both fuel tanks were empty. The wings and fuselage were also buckled.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.