# Accident 19980706021149A: Airtrc AT502, Okeechobee, FL, July 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1998, 09:00 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZKUG
- Location: 27.5001° N, 80.9305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5001&lon=-80.9305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10349, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10349-1999-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,994 total, 340 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980706021149A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EXHAUSTTION RETURNING TO BASE AFTER SPRAY OPERATION. WING HIT A TREE LANDING ON A ROAD. (-23) ON 07/06/98 ABOUT 0620 EDT PILOT DEPARTED BELLE GLADE AIRPORT VMC WITH FULL FUEL LOAD AND AT 0715, LANDED AT STAGING STRIP. AT 0750, THE PILOT DEPARTED AND LANDED AT 0800. PILOT HAD POWER LOSS ABOUT 0900 HOURS. HE ATTEMPTED LANDING ON ROAD, VEERED TO LEFT TO AVOID HITTING ROAD SIGN ON HIS RIGHT AND HIT A PALM BUSH WITH LEFT WING AND AS A RESULT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO TAIL, FUSELAGE, AND BOTH WINGS.

## 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 MIA98LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA188), Jul 6, 1998: Air Tractor AT-502 (N10349), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, by failing to ensure the aircraft contained adequate fuel to complete the flight, which led to fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing.…

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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