What happened
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(-23) On 07/06/05 at about 1900 hrs the pilot refueled N440AT at marana regional airport (avq) then flew directly to a fire near I-10 and marana, AZ. He worked the fire and then as it was getting dark and could no longer legally work the fire he was sent, by the fire command, to the staging area in Wickenburg, AZ to ron. The pilot stated he flew the fire and then to Wickenburg and was about 6 miles south of the airport (E25) when the engine quit. He then crash landed in a gulley, walked to higher ground to use his cell phone to call for help.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 07/06/05 AT ABOUT 1900 HRS THE PILOT REFUELED N440AT AT MARANA REGIONAL AIRPORT (AVQ) THEN FLEW DIRECTLY TO A FIRE NEAR I-10 AND MARANA, AZ. HE WORKED THE FIRE AND THEN AS IT WAS GETTING DARK AND COULD NO LONGER LEGALLY WORK THE FIRE HE WAS SENT, BY THE FIRE COMMAND, TO THE STAGING AREA IN WICKENBURG, AZ TO RON. THE PILOT STATED HE FLEW THE FIRE AND THEN TO WICKENBURG AND WAS ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT (E25) WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE THEN CRASH LANDED IN A GULLEY, WALKED TO HIGHER GROUND TO USE HIS CELL PHONE TO CALL FOR HELP.
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