# Accident 20060606008759A: Airtrc AT502, Minturn, AR, June 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2006, 14:30 local time
- Place: Minturn, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: H5JG
- Location: 35.9519° N, 91.0492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9519&lon=-91.0492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9195G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9195G-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-502 (registry code 0390303, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT502
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 748 total, 93 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060606008759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 6, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 CDT, AT-502, N9195G, AN AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR MINTURN, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS RETURNING TO LAND WHEN HE LOST COMPLETE POWER. HE STATED TAHT HE KNEW THE 'AIRCRAFT WAS LOW ON FUEL.' ON SITE INSPECTION, BY INSPECTORS FROM THE LIT FSDO, DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINIMAL FUEL ON BOARD. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY HAMMOCK FLYING SERVICE, INC. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.

## 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 DFW06CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA155), Jun 6, 2006: Air Tractor AT-502 (N9195G), Minturn, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning/decision, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N9195G (1)

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

- [Accident 20070809017619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070809017619A), Aug 9, 2007: Airtrc AT502 (N9195G), Stringtown, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot had finished his application on a soybean field and was returning to creston municipal airport. The pilot reported that the engine quit without…

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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