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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Air Tractor AT-802A · Oneida, AR · June 7, 2014

Date: June 7, 2014 · 10:00 local
Place: Oneida, AR
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: A5LG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N802PR
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14LA298
Reported as: Air Tractor AT-802A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,700 total4,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N802PRRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-802AS/N 802A-0533 · Built 2013 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-802A Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67AGTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 7, 2014, at 1000 CDT, an Air tractor AT-802A, N802PR, registered to a & l farm services, inc., lost engine power requiring to land in a wheat field. The flight originated at a remote airstrip in Oneida, AR. This portion of the flight was conducted under VMC conditions and an IFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 7, 2014, AT 1000 CDT, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-802A, N802PR, REGISTERED TO A & L FARM SERVICES, INC., LOST ENGINE POWER REQUIRING TO LAND IN A WHEAT FIELD. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A REMOTE AIRSTRIP IN ONEIDA, AR. THIS PORTION OF THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VMC CONDITIONS AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN14LA298Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOneida, ARThe pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power at low altitude due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing in a muddy field and subsequent nose-over.Jun 7, 2014 · Substantial damage