# Incident 20170610013249I: North American AT-6D, Ashland, VA, June 10, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2017, 11:45 local time
- Place: Ashland, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7604° N, 77.4724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7604&lon=-77.4724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N796WM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N796WM) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,218 total, 694 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170610013249I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT PLANNED A FLIGHT THAT WOULD BE ABOUT 2.5 HOURS ENROUTE. HE HAD A PLANNED AND THOUGHT HE HAD ABOUT 3 HOURS OR MORE WORTH OF FUEL. HE PLANNED THE MINIMUM REQUIRED AND HIS CALCULATIONS DID NOT ERROR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION. HE LANDED AT HIS FIRST STOP AND DID NOT CHECK HIS FUEL. HE RAN OUT OF FUEL ABOUT 6 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION AND LANDED IN A FIELD. HE CHOSE TO LAND WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED AS DESCRIBED IN PROCEDURES FOR A LANDING OFF AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N796WM (2)

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

- [Incident 20260406004559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260406004559I), Apr 6, 2026: North American AT-6D (N796WM), Manassas, VA, Minor damage. Pilot was practicing steep angle of attack approaches for airshow presentations and flies specific patterns at the airport from departure to landing. The pilot…
- [Incident 20060903029409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060903029409I), Sep 3, 2006: Namer AT6D (N796WM), Dekalb, IL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] made a normal approach and landing on runway 21 at Dekalb, Illinois on September 3, 2006, at 1200 CDT. The landing was…

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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