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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-402A · Staffordsville, VA · June 26, 2003

Date: June 26, 2003 · 09:45 local
Place: Staffordsville, VA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: MROG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4506L
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03TA138
Reported as: Airtrc AT402A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A20
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,640 total32 in this make and model78 in the last 90 days

N4506LRegistration cancelled Aug 12, 2013 · Air Tractor AT-402AS/N 402A-0749 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-402A

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was involved in agricultural dispensing at low altitudes when the engine lost all power. Pilot attempted an emergency landing in a field, but struck a large area of rocks and substantially damaged the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN AGRICULTURAL DISPENSING AT LOW ALTITUDES WHEN THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, BUT STRUCK A LARGE AREA OF ROCKS AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT.

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 NYC03TA138Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPearisburg, VAA compressor turbine blade fracture which resulted in a power loss, and forced landing. Factor were the rocks in the landing area, and the operator's decision to operate the engine beyond the engine manufacturer's recommendations for overhaul.Jun 26, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4506L · 1

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

Incident 19900508022019IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Leesburg, VAEngine failed. Forced landing in field. Problem was fuel supply. No selector and right tank empty.May 8, 1990 · Reported as Airtrc AT400 · Minor damage