19860219003389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-400A · Hereford, TX · February 19, 1986

Date
February 19, 1986 · 10:36 local
Place
Hereford, TX
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N23592
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86FQG09
Reported as
Airtrc AT400A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,469 total1,069 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fuel was exhausted on return to airport from spray operation. Collided with rocky uphill terrain.

As the FAA filed it

FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED ON RETURN TO AIRPORT FROM SPRAY OPERATION. COLLIDED WITH ROCKY UPHILL TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.