- Date
- August 31, 1982, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Madison, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N59998Boeing A75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820831045529A
- Case key
- 71534
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While returning to the airport, the engine lost power. The pilot landed long in a pasture to avoid cows, and then was unable to stop before hitting a fence. The pilot reported that the mixture linkage became disconnected. After the accident, the linkage was reconnected and the engine was started. However, the engines stopped running about two minutes later when no fuel was remaining in the tanks. It was not known whether the fuel tanks had been drained prior to the engine run-up.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59998
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-3940
- Airframe hours
- 7,886
- Engine
- P & W R-985-AN-1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Richards Aero Applicator Inc.
- Registered owner
- Richards Aero Applicator Inc.
- Departed
- Madison, FL
- Destination
- Madison, FL
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 11,500 total · 3,040 in this make and model · 9,400 as pilot in command · 216 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 192 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VLD, 35 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.