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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Big Spring, TX · September 23, 2006

Date: September 23, 2006 · 08:30 local
Place: Big Spring, TX
Airport: Big Spring Mcmahon-Wrinkle Apt
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: TJUG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N23260
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW06CA214
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total7,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N23260Registered now · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0373 · Built 1981 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 23, 2006, at approximately 0830 CDT, air tractor N23260, model 301, experienced engine stoppage while on a positioning flight from a private strip north of Big Spring, Texas, to Mcmahon-Wrinkle airport (bpg). The pilot executed an emergency landing on a field approximately two miles north of bpg. The airplane sustained structural damage to the right wing, the right aileron, the right main landing gear, and damage ot the propeller and the left wing tip. The pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 CDT, AIR TRACTOR N23260, MODEL 301, EXPERIENCED ENGINE STOPPAGE WHILE ON A POSITIONING FLIGHT FROM A PRIVATE STRIP NORTH OF BIG SPRING, TEXAS, TO MCMAHON-WRINKLE AIRPORT (BPG). THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A FIELD APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES NORTH OF BPG. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, THE RIGHT AILERON, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND DAMAGE OT THE PROPELLER AND THE LEFT WING TIP. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DFW06CA214Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBig Spring, TXA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as result of the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.Sep 23, 2006 · Substantial damage