# Accident 20170828010509A: Pacific Aerospace Ltd 750XL, Harvest, AL, August 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2017, 11:09 local time
- Place: Harvest, AL
- Airport: Huntsville International-Carl T Jones F
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8600° N, 86.7575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8600&lon=-86.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750UP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N750UP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pacific Aerospace 750XL (registry code 6460300, https://openairdocs.org/model/pacific-aerospace-750xl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series (registry code 52250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PACIFIC AEROSPACE LTD 750XL
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,063 total, 300 in this make and model, 302 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170828010509A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA17LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA302), Aug 28, 2017: Pacific Aerospace 750XL (N750UP), Harvest, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N750UP (1)

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

- [Incident 20130816016519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130816016519I), Aug 16, 2013: Pacific Aerospace Ltd 750XL (N750UP), Tecumseh, MI, No damage. Aircraft 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…

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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