ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19640
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| Date: | Monday 5 May 2008 |
| Time: | 18:10 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164 Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Chuck Jones Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N703Y |
| MSN: | 269 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11591 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R1340 AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | about 4 miles north-northeast of Butte City, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Butte City, CA |
| Butte City, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Seconds after taking off for an aerial agricultural application flight, the airplane lost all engine power while about 15 feet above the ground. The pilot made a forced landing in a field and the airplane impacted a berm during the landing roll, nosed over, and came to rest in water. Recovery personnel reported finding little evidence of fuel in the area surrounding the airplane, and no fuel in the airplane's tanks. The pilot and operator reported that the airplane should have had 30 gallons of fuel on board during its last refueling, which occurred three application flights prior to the accident flight. The operator also reported that they did not keep fueling records of the individual fueling events when flying from remote locations and an exact amount could not be determined. The Federal Aviation Administration coordinator examined the engine and accessories. He reported finding no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunction.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to verify the fuel quantity prior to flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=703Y
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 April 1982 | N703Y | Gands Crop Dusting | 0 | Bakersfield, CA | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2008 13:14 | Fusko | Added |
| 03-Jun-2008 12:17 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Jun-2008 12:17 | harro | Updated |
| 13-Mar-2016 20:39 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 10:52 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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