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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-502 · Firebaugh, CA · March 9, 2003

Date: March 9, 2003 · 11:30 local
Place: Firebaugh, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4556S
Reported as: Airtrc AT502
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,800 total1,600 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N4556SRegistration cancelled Jan 4, 2018 · Air Tractor AT-502S/N 502-0137 · Built 1991 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-502 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A 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.

(-23) After a hurried preflight, during which an accurate determination of onboard fuel quantity was not accomplished, the aircraft was operated for approximately 1.5 hours. After completing the spray application the pilot banked left to return for landing when the engine quit due to fuel starvation (no fuel in the tanks).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER A HURRIED PREFLIGHT, DURING WHICH AN ACCURATE DETERMINATION OF ONBOARD FUEL QUANTITY WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS. AFTER COMPLETING THE SPRAY APPLICATION THE PILOT BANKED LEFT TO RETURN FOR LANDING WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION (NO FUEL IN THE TANKS).

Other reports on N4556S · 1

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

Accident 20120922021699ATakeoff: Climb Out · Firebaugh, CAAt aproximately 5:10 pm the pilot was departing a private agriculteral airstrip for the first spraying application for the day. The aircraft was full of fuel and had approximately 400 gallons of chemical to be sprayed on board. The pilot had not asked the…Sep 22, 2012 · Substantial damage