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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-301 · Garfield, WA · July 8, 2010

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Date: July 8, 2010 · 16:00 local
Place: Garfield, WA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 32AG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8878S
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-301
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N8878SRegistration cancelled Dec 22, 2015 · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0225 · Built 1979 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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After dropping crop dusting load the pilot was returning to airfield when aircraft ran out of gas. Pilot landed aircraft in field. The prop struck the ground and the engine case broke off just aft of the cylinders. Also both wing tips hit the ground, the tail wheel brok off and the left main landing gear was bent.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER DROPPING CROP DUSTING LOAD THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO AIRFIELD WHEN AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF GAS. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN FIELD. THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE ENGINE CASE BROKE OFF JUST AFT OF THE CYLINDERS. ALSO BOTH WING TIPS HIT THE GROUND, THE TAIL WHEEL BROK OFF AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS BENT.

Other reports on N8878S · 1

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

Accident 20141027019469AConnell, WAPilot was making second run on a seeding operation and lost power at about 50 feet AGL while running his b line. Landed in a pasture and struck an irrigation sprinkler pivot wheel.Oct 27, 2014 · Substantial damage