What happened
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(-23) On September 15, 2004, on about 1200, an air tractor inc. AT-502-B aircraft N90375, registered to gladeview aerial service inc. operating as a 14 CFR part 137 agricultural flight, made an emergency/power off landing on a dirt road in Bell Glades, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot was a commercial rated and reported no injuries. The flight originated from a private runway at n. 2803.45 w. 08145.77, Bell glade Florida. The pilot stated he fueled the aircraft adding 31 gallons of JP-5 fuel before the flight and did not check/drain the fuel sumps before the flight. The aircraft taxied to the end of the runway, took off and climbed to 500 feet turned west then south and the aircraft lost power/flamed out about 1.5 miles from the end of the runway. The airplane right wing hit trees and the prop hit a dirt mound on landing. The airplane came to rest with the tail and left wing in a ditch with the aircraft facing 210 degrees from direction of flight. The aircraft sustained substantial structural damage to the rudder, elevators, stabilizers and right wing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2004, ON ABOUT 1200, AN AIR TRACTOR INC. AT-502-B AIRCRAFT N90375, REGISTERED TO GLADEVIEW AERIAL SERVICE INC. OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 137 AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT, MADE AN EMERGENCY/POWER OFF LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD IN BELL GLADES, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT WAS A COMMERCIAL RATED AND REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE RUNWAY AT N. 2803.45 W. 08145.77, BELL GLADE FLORIDA. THE PILOT STATED HE FUELED THE AIRCRAFT ADDING 31 GALLONS OF JP-5 FUEL BEFORE THE FLIGHT AND DID NOT CHECK/DRAIN THE FUEL SUMPS BEFORE THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY, TOOK OFF AND CLIMBED TO 500 FEET TURNED WEST THEN SOUTH AND THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER/FLAMED OUT ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE RIGHT WING HIT TREES AND THE PROP HIT A DIRT MOUND ON LANDING. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST WITH THE TAIL AND LEFT WING IN A DITCH WITH THE AIRCRAFT FACING 210 DEGREES FROM DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER, ELEVATORS, STABILIZERS AND RIGHT WING.
NTSB investigation
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