# Accident 20010608014559A: Airtrc AT400, Oiltrough, AR, June 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Oiltrough, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KRLG
- Location: 35.6195° N, 91.4595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6195&lon=-91.4595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400ZR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400ZR-2018-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-400 (registry code 0390202, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT400
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010608014559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 8, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HOURS, N400ZR, AN AIR TRACTOR, AT-400 ENGINE FAILED AND CRASH-LANDED WHILE RETURNING TO THE REFUEL AND RE-LOAD AG AIRSTRIP. DURING THE LAST FEW MOMENTS OF FLIGHT AND WHILE THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ADJUSTED THE LANDING TRACK IN A RICE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING TIP IMPACTED AN IRRIGATION DIKE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT NINETY DEGREES TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IN THE ORIGINAL INERTIA DIRECTION, SLIDING ON THE LEFT WING COMING TO REST UPON CONTACT WITH A PARALLEL IRRIGATION DIKE.  BOTH WINGS REMAINED INTACT, THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER DID NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE EARTH.  THE FUSELAGE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED JUST AFT OF THE PILOT STATION.  AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND REVEALED THE ENGINE MIGHT HAVE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.  THE FUEL CELLS WERE INSPECTED, NO FUEL WAS PRESENT AND THE FUEL CELLS WERE NOT SEVERED DURING THE CRASH SEQUENCE.  THE WEATHER WAS VFR.  A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.

## 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 FTW01LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA137), Jun 8, 2001: Air Tractor AT-400 (N400ZR), Oil Trough, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributory factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N400ZR (1)

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

- [Incident 20130215002019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130215002019I), Feb 15, 2013: Air Tractor Inc AT-400 (N400ZR), Oil Trough, AR, Minor damage. On February 15, 2013 at aprroximately 11:00 CST an AT-400-400 N400ZR flown by a commercial rated pilot and operated by barber flying service certificate…

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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