Aviation Accident Summary FTW86FQG09

HEREFORD, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N23592

AIR TRACTOR AT-400A

Analysis

THE PLT REPTD THAT AS HE WAS RETURNING TO THE ARPT, THE ENG LOST POWER FROM A 'LOW FUEL AND/OR ROUGH AIR' CONDITION. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS LANDED ON UNEVEN TERRAIN NEAR A CREEK. LESS THAN 1 GAL OF FUEL WAS REMAINING IN THE ACFT. THE FUEL CAPACITY OF THE ACFT WAS 126 GAL OF WHICH 6 GAL WAS CONSIDERED AS UNUSABLE.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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