- Date
- August 12, 1986, 04:20 local (11:20 UTC)
- Place
- Gilbert, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4410SAir Tractor AT301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860812039539A
- Case key
- 24952
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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.
Analysis
During the 'last pull-up' from an aerial application, flt the pilot noticed a low fuel pressure light indication. While returning to the airport the engine quit. The pilot utilized the hand operated wobble pump to restart the engine. The engine restarted then quit again a few seconds later. The pilot initiated a forced landing and the aircraft collided with ground obstructions. No fuel was found in the aircraft tanks during post accident exam.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4410S
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0070
- Airframe hours
- 1,700
- Engine
- P&W R-1340AN1, 550 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Aero Spray, Inc.
- Registered owner
- S & M Spraying, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 27, 1985 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- Gilbert, AZ
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,110 total · 18 in this make and model · 5,099 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4410S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.