# Incident 19900508022019I: Airtrc AT400, Leesburg, VA, May 8, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MRYG
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4506L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4506L-2013-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402A (registry code 0390206, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900508022019I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE FAILED. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. PROBLEM WAS FUEL SUPPLY. NO SELECTOR AND RIGHT TANK EMPTY.

## Other reports on N4506L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20030626017539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030626017539A), Jun 26, 2003: Airtrc AT402A (N4506L), Staffordsville, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was involved in agricultural dispensing at low altitudes when the engine lost all power. Pilot attempted an emergency landing in a field, but…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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