# Accident 19950524013089A: Airtrc AT301, Clark, SD, May 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1995, 18:30 local time
- Place: Clark, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BVGG
- Location: 44.8791° N, 97.7303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8791&lon=-97.7303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4353S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4353S-2010-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-301 (registry code 0390103, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT301
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950524013089A

## Narrative

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

NOTED LOW FUEL ON SPRAY RUN. TURNED BACK TO BASE. RAN OUT 8MILES SHORT. USED HEAVY BRAKING LANDING. NOSED OVER. (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE RETURNING TO THE AERIAL APPLICATOR'S BASE OF OPERATION, CLARK, SD, THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION AFTER 1.5 HOURS OF FLYING TIME. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON A SMALL PASTURE, STOPPING ABRUPTLY AND FLIPPED OVER. THE 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA158), May 24, 1995: Air Tractor AT301 (N4353S), Clark, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to refuel prior to fuel exhaustion. A factor in the accident was the pilot's excessive braking.

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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