- Date
- November 10, 1982, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Anthony, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N23539Air Tractor AT-301A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821110059989A
- Case key
- 69792
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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
While returning from a spraying operation the aircraft ran out of fuel and the pilot made an emergency landing. In a field. The pilot stated that after rolling for about 300 feet during the landing, he observed a terrace ahead and applied heavy braking. The aircraft nosed over. Investigation revealed the aircraft was out of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23539
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0395
- Airframe hours
- 230
- Engine
- P & W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- David T. Kirk
- Registered owner
- David T. Kirk
- Departed
- OK73 · Pond Creek, OK
- Destination
- OK73 · Pond Creek, OK
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
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 600 in this make and model · 350 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
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 N23539 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.