- Date
- April 15, 1989, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Roseau, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N23702Air Tractor AT-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890415008119A
- Case key
- 34778
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Probable cause
Fuel starvation due to fuel ice.
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
The plt said that shortly after takeoff and reaching an altitude of about 500 ft AGL, the engine quit. He said he was able to get several short bursts of power by operating the hand fuel pump, but was unable to sustain engine power. An emergency ldg was attempted in a swamp area which resulted in the acft nosing over. The plt felt there was a possibility of ice in the fuel lines due to the existing sub-freezing temperature. The plane was being flown to another apt for an annual inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23702
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 301-0419
- Airframe hours
- 1,290
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Leon F. Schultz
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1988 · 150 hours before
- Departed
- ROX · Roseau, MN
- Destination
- TRF · Thief River Fls, MN
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 26,671 total · 1,250 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 30 °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 N23702 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.