# Accident 20070707015629A: Airtrc AT402B, Eldorado, TX, July 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2007, 19:20 local time
- Place: Eldorado, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BRUG
- Location: 30.9117° N, 100.7658° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9117&lon=-100.7658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N712GS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712GS-2007-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-402B (registry code 0390208, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-15AG (registry code 52246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-15ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT402B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070707015629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 07, 2007, CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A SINGLE ENGINE AT-402B AIRCRAFT, N712GS WAS SUBSTANTILLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING LOSS OF POWER 3 MILES FROM TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP, 10 MILES WEST OF ELDORADO, TEXAS. PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND AFTER AN ENGINE FLAME OUT IN A ROUGH FIELD (PIPELINE RIGHT AWAY). NO INJURIES REPORTED, VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. ENGINE FLAME OUT WAS FOUND TO BE CONTRIBUTED TO FUEL CONTAMINATION (WATER IN FUEL). OWNER/OPERATOR INSINUATED THAT HE DID NOT SUMP THE PORTABLE FUEL STORAGE UNIT PRIOR TO FUELING ARICRAFT AND/OR SUMP THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

## 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 DFW07CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA151), Jul 7, 2007: Air Tractor AT-402B (N712GS), Eldorado, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as result of water contamination due to a faulty seal on the refuel tank port. A contributing factor was t he lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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