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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Airpts A9B · El Indio, TX · June 23, 1997

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Date
June 23, 1997 · 08:05 local
Place
El Indio, TX
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
TKEG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7684V
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97LA232
Reported as
Airpts A9B
Reported engine
JACOBP R755SM
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total1,000 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days
N7684VRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2018 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BS/N 1432 · Built 1968Airframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9BEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Failed to check fuel on preflight ran tank dry. Failed to switch tanks until too late . Nosed over landing in mud. (-23) on June 23, 1997 at approximately 08:00 am a aero commander/callair model A-9B, with a registration no. N7684 which was owned and operated by a Mr. Michael j. dickenson, attempted to make an emergency landing after losing engine power and crashed into a cotton field near los indios, Texas. This accident occurred under a title 14 CFR part 137 operation under certificated no. TKEG4981. VFR conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained major damage, however the pilot only had minor abrasions to his hands. The pilot Mr. Michael j. dickenson certificated no. 1819554 has a commercial rating for aerial spraying. The flight originated from aprivate strip approximately 20 minutes prior to this accident. After the site visit by inspectors from the san antonio flight standards district office the pilot reviewed what had transpired prior to this accident and realized that he had forgotten to fill both wing tanks with fuel prior to making this flight and had been operating off of the low tank until the engine fail ed due to fuel depletion. Operations has elected to perform a section 609 ride against the pilot under the guidance of the FAA act of 1958.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO CHECK FUEL ON PREFLIGHT RAN TANK DRY. FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS UNTIL TOO LATE . NOSED OVER LANDING IN MUD. (-23) ON JUNE 23, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:00 AM A AERO COMMANDER/CALLAIR MODEL A-9B, WITH A REGISTRATION NO. N7684 WHICH WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A MR. MICHAEL J. DICKENSON, ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER LOSING ENGINE POWER AND CRASHED INTO A COTTON FIELD NEAR LOS INDIOS, TEXAS. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED UNDER A TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 OPERATION UNDER CERTIFICATED NO. TKEG4981. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE, HOWEVER THE PILOT ONLY HAD MINOR ABRASIONS TO HIS HANDS. THE PILOT MR. MICHAEL J. DICKENSON CERTIFICATED NO. 1819554 HAS A COMMERCIAL RATING FOR AERIAL SPRAYING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM APRIVATE STRIP APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. AFTER THE SITE VISIT BY INSPECTORS FROM THE SAN ANTONIO FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE THE PILOT REVIEWED WHAT HAD TRANSPIRED PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT AND REALIZED THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO FILL BOTH WING TANKS WITH FUEL PRIOR TO MAKING THIS FLIGHT AND HAD BEEN OPERATING OFF OF THE LOW TANK UNTIL THE ENGINE FAIL ED DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. OPERATIONS HAS ELECTED TO PERFORM A SECTION 609 RIDE AGAINST THE PILOT UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE FAA ACT OF 1958.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW97LA232Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEl Indio, TXthe pilot's inadequate preflight, subsequent fuel starvation, and failure of the pilot to reposition the fuel selector to another tank (perform emergency procedure) after the loss of engine power, which resulted in a forced landing and subseqent nose-over.…Jun 23, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7684V · 1

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

Accident 19790301003899ALow Level Operations · Hemet, CAAircraft struck trees on hill enroute to ag operation. Down draft reported as a factor.Mar 1, 1979 · Destroyed