- Date
- February 21, 1984, 14:34 local (20:34 UTC)
- Place
- Monroe, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3159CAir Tractor AT-400A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840221003699A
- Case key
- 21265
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditch
Analysis
The aircraft suffered a loss of power while returning from an ag flight and made an emergency landing in a ditch next toa rice field. The engine was test run with no discrepancies noted. It was determined that the loss of power was due to fuel exhaustion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3159C
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-400A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 400A0463
- Airframe hours
- 550
- Engine
- P&W PT6-20, 550 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bruce E. Brooks
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1984 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- Monroe, LA
- Destination
- Monroe, LA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 550 in this make and model · 7,000 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLV, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.