What happened
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Acft was involved in aerial application when the engine ran out of oil due to the pilot not securing the dipstick.(.19) on October 19, 1998, approximately 1300 mountain daylight time, an air tractor AT-400, N73080, operated by j.r. davis flying service under contract to the U.S. Bureau of land management, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Aztec, new Mexico. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant aboard, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the aerial application flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 137. The flight originated at Aztec, new Mexico, approximately 1230. Preliminary information indicates the engine lost power due to oil starvation. A forced landing ensued and when the wheels contacted the ground, the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported that the oil dipstick was not secured. (.4)on October 19, 1998, approximately 1300 mountain daylight time, an air tractor AT-400, N73080, operated by j.r. davis flying service under contract to the U.S. Bureau of land management, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Aztec, new Mexico. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant aborard, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the aerial application flight being conducted under title 14 part 137. The flight originated at Aztec, new Mexico, approximately 1230. According to the pilot's accident report, he had flown the aerial application flight for 12 minutes when he began to "get oil on (the) windsheild, and (began) losing oil pressure." A precautionary landing ensued. During the landing roll, the right wing struck a tree. The airplane spun around and slid sideways, collapsing the left landing gear. The left wing was also "wrinkled." The pilot said he found the oil dipstick had not been secured. (-23) on October 19, 1998, at 1155 MST, an air tractor, N73080, registered to james r. davis, had a forced landing near Aztec, new Mexico, while performing aerial applications for the bureau of land management. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was substantially damaged and there were no injuries. The flight originated at Aztec, new Mexico, on October 19, 1998 at 1143 MST.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS INVOLVED IN AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN THE ENGINE RAN OUT OF OIL DUE TO THE PILOT NOT SECURING THE DIPSTICK.(.19) ON OCTOBER 19, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 1300 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-400, N73080, OPERATED BY J.R. DAVIS FLYING SERVICE UNDER CONTRACT TO THE U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR AZTEC, NEW MEXICO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 137. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AZTEC, NEW MEXICO, APPROXIMATELY 1230. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THE ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO OIL STARVATION. A FORCED LANDING ENSUED AND WHEN THE WHEELS CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE OIL DIPSTICK WAS NOT SECURED. (.4)ON OCTOBER 19, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 1300 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-400, N73080, OPERATED BY J.R. DAVIS FLYING SERVICE UNDER CONTRACT TO THE U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR AZTEC, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABORARD, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 PART 137. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AZTEC, NEW MEXICO, APPROXIMATELY 1230. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S ACCIDENT REPORT, HE HAD FLOWN THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT FOR 12 MINUTES WHEN HE BEGAN TO "GET OIL ON (THE) WINDSHEILD, AND (BEGAN) LOSING OIL PRESSURE." A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ENSUED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRPLANE SPUN AROUND AND SLID SIDEWAYS, COLLAPSING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. THE LEFT WING WAS ALSO "WRINKLED." THE PILOT SAID HE FOUND THE OIL DIPSTICK HAD NOT BEEN SECURED. (-23) ON OCTOBER 19, 1998, AT 1155 MST, AN AIR TRACTOR, N73080, REGISTERED TO JAMES R. DAVIS, HAD A FORCED LANDING NEAR AZTEC, NEW MEXICO, WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AZTEC, NEW MEXICO, ON OCTOBER 19, 1998 AT 1143 MST.
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