- Date
- June 16, 1990, 18:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place
- Stuttgart, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1260WWeatherly 201-B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900616023579A
- Case key
- 35004
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Probable cause
Fuel exhaustion induced power loss caused by the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane.
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 commercial plt said that while conducting an aerial application operation, a loss of fuel pressure occurred, followed by a loss of engine power. An emergency lndg was made in a farm field, which resulted in substantial aircraft damage. Post-accident investigation revealed the fuel system was empty of usable fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1260W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 614
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Razorback Ag Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Gould, AR
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,840 total · 359 in this make and model · 4,800 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °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 N1260W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.