# Accident 20110813022189A: North American AT-6D, Canon, GA, August 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Canon, GA
- Airport: Franklin-Hart County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3375° N, 83.1250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3375&lon=-83.1250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7435U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7435U-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6D (registry code 6400416, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN AT-6D
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,780 total, 103 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA449) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110813022189A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1600, ON 08/13/2011, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ENROUTE TO ATHENS, GA (KAHN) FOR A FUELING STOP IN A 1943, AT-6A, N7435U. HE REQUESTED A DESCENT TO 5000' AND WAS APPROVED BY ATC. SHORTLY FOLLOWING THIS APPROVAL, HE NOTICED THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT FOR LOW FUEL. THIS INDICATION INDICATES THAT THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS REMAINING ON BOARD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN REQUESTED AND RECEIVED DIVERSION FROM KAHN TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT, AND RECEIVED VECTORS FROM ATC CENTER TO FRANKLIN-HART COUNTY AIRPORT (K18A), AT THIS TIME SOME 20 MILES TO THE EAST. ATC CENTER VECTORED FOR THE VISUAL AND DESCENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM K18A, WITH RUNWAY INSIGHT, HE CANCELLED IFR AND CONFIGURED AIRCRAFT FOR A STRAIGHT IN LANDING TO THE EAST. 30 SECONDS LATER, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND WENT SILENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CALLED MAYDAY TO ATC CENTER AND RAISED FLAPS TO EXTEND GLIDE AS SPEED CONTINUED TO DECAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EMERGENCY LANDED IN A GRASS FIELD, APPROXIMATELY .5 MILE FROM K18A, AT A HEADING OF 99 DEGREES. ON INITIAL IMPACT, LEFT LANDING GEAR FIRST, THE LEFT AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES WERE DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, SHEERING OFF AT THE CHROME SECTION OF THE STRUTS. THE NEXT IMPACT AREA, THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY DETACHED FROM THE FIREWALL AND THE LEFT MAIN STRUT STUCK, PIVOTING THE AIRCRAFT LEFT 170 DEGREES. THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY CONTINUED FORWARD COMING TO REST 6 FEET BEHIND THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND NOTIFIED THE AUTHORITIES. THE EMERGENCY LANDING AND DEBRIS, COVERS APPROXIMATELY 225 FEET. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS, THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL.

## 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 ERA11CA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA449), Aug 13, 2011: North American AT-6D (N7435U), Canon, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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