# Accident 20070723022519A: Airtrc AT602, Prophetstown, IL, July 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2007, 18:30 local time
- Place: Prophetstown, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6667° N, 90.0833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6667&lon=-90.0833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N628JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N628JP-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-602 (registry code 0390309, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60AG (registry code 52101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60ag) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRTRC AT602
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070723022519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD AIR TRACTOR 602, N628JP, WAS ENROUTE FROM NEWPORT, AR TO ROCK FALLS, IL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE NEAR PROPHETSTOWN, IL. THE PILOT SELECTED A ROADWAY ON WHICH TO LAND AND EXECUTED THE LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN A WINGTIP CONTACTED CORN STALKS. THE AIRPLANE TURNED, FLIPPED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT ADMITS THAT ENGINE FAILURE WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY FUEL EXHAUSTION. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION ONE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT--AND NOT ON-SCENE--DISCLOSED NO FUEL IN THE TANKS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI07CA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA227), Jul 23, 2007: Air Tractor AT-602 (N628JP), Prophetstown, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to accurately monitor fuel consumption during flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation/exhaustion. A contributing factor was the cornfield…

## Other reports on N628JP (1)

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

- [Accident 20130505011459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130505011459A), May 5, 2013: Air Tractor Inc AT-602 (N628JP), Udall, KS, Substantial damage. The aircraft was beginning spray operations on a 10 acre wheat field when it struck two residential service electrical power lines. The aircraft sustained…

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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