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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Pacific Aerospace 750XL · Harvest, AL · August 28, 2017

Date: August 28, 2017 · 11:09 local
Place: Harvest, AL
Airport: Huntsville International-Carl T Jones F
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N750UP
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA17LA302
Reported as: Pacific Aerospace 750XL
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,063 total300 in this make and model302 in the last 90 days

N750UPRegistered now · Pacific Aerospace 750XLS/N 133 · Built 2007 Airframe modelPacific Aerospace 750XL Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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08/28/2017, Aircraft, N750UP was a single pilot aircraft that took off from penridge, pa (ckz) airport at 0730, enroute Huntsville, AL (hsv).

At aproximately 10:45, N750UP was in contact with (hsv) ATC and instructed to decend to 3,000. During the decent, the pilot notified ATC that he had lost power and had no fuel.

ATC tried to vector pilot to epps field, (ooal). N750UP did not make it to (ooal) and landed in a field, crossing the Harvest road highway.

No injuries reported. Aircraft had damage to wings, spar, propeller bent, nose and RH main landing gear sheared off.

As the FAA filed it

08/28/2017, AIRCRAFT, N750UP WAS A SINGLE PILOT AIRCRAFT THAT TOOK OFF FROM PENRIDGE, PA (CKZ) AIRPORT AT 0730, ENROUTE HUNTSVILLE, AL (HSV).

AT APROXIMATELY 10:45, N750UP WAS IN CONTACT WITH (HSV) ATC AND INSTRUCTED TO DECEND TO 3,000. DURING THE DECENT, THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC THAT HE HAD LOST POWER AND HAD NO FUEL.

ATC TRIED TO VECTOR PILOT TO EPPS FIELD, (OOAL). N750UP DID NOT MAKE IT TO (OOAL) AND LANDED IN A FIELD, CROSSING THE HARVEST ROAD HIGHWAY.

NO INJURIES REPORTED. AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE TO WINGS, SPAR, PROPELLER BENT, NOSE AND RH MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA17LA302Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHarvest, ALThe pilot's improper decision to not stop and refuel the airplane as planned and his improper in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.Aug 28, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N750UP · 1

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

Incident 20130816016519ITakeoff: Climb Out · Tecumseh, MIAircraft departed 3TE, Tecumseh, MI approx. 1700 local. With a load of 14 skydivers, approximately 400 lbs. Of fuel. This was the 10th flight of the day. At approximately 1900 ft. AGL, the engine made a couple of ?surges? Then the power rolled back to idle.…Aug 16, 2013 · No damage