19890921035969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Blythe, CA · September 21, 1989

Date
September 21, 1989 · 18:58 local
Place
Blythe, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
ROUG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3654N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89DUG09
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,800 total5,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Failed to ascertain that ground crew gassed aircraft. Ran out of fuel on a spray run. Gas gauge read in error.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO ASCERTAIN THAT GROUND CREW GASSED AIRCRAFT. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A SPRAY RUN. GAS GAUGE READ IN ERROR.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N3654N · 1

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