- Date
- June 9, 1994, 20:20 local (Jun 10, 1994, 01:20 UTC)
- Place
- Fabens, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N96084Callair A-5T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940609015259A
- Case key
- 19082
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s).
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.
Analysis
During the turn to reverse direction the pilot added power but the engine failed to respond and lost power. A forced landing was made into a cotton field straight ahead resulting in structural damage to the airplane. Examination of the engine by the operator failed to disclose any anomalies that would have prevented normal engine operation.
Factual narrative
On June 9, 1994, at 2020 central daylight time, a Callair A-5T, N96084, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near Fabens, Texas. The commercial pilot sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the aerial application flight.
The pilot reported that he departed the Fabens Airport with a total of 15 gallons of fuel, with a load of 80 gallons of chemical to spray a nearby onion field. The first spray pass was completed without problems. The pilot stated that he added power but the engine failed to respond, and lost power during his turn to reverse direction for the next pass.
The pilot further stated that he elected to execute a forced landing straight ahead into a cotton field. Damage to the airplane included structural damage to the right wing spar, the separation of the powerplant from its mount, and the deformation of the aft fuselage.
Examination of the engine by the operator failed to disclose any anomalies that would have prevented normal engine operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96084
- Reported as
- Callair A-5T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1048
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540=B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Dulin, Jimmy A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Destination
- TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 5,000 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.