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| Date: | Saturday 23 September 2006 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Harold Griffith |
| Registration: | N23260 |
| MSN: | 373 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R1340 AN-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Big Spring, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Griffith Field |
| Big Springs , TX (KBGS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 9,000-hour commercial pilot departed from a private airstrip on an aerial application flight. The pilot reported that just prior to reaching his destination, the fuel pressure light came on and the 600 horsepower radial engine lost power. The pilot elected to execute a forced landing to a field on a southern heading. The airplane sustained structural damage upon contact with trees during the forced landing. Examination of the airplane revealed that the loss of fuel pressure was the result of fuel exhaustion. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident scattered clouds prevailed at 6,000 and the winds were from 360 degrees at 8 knots. The airplane sustained structural damage upon impact with the trees. The pilot was not injured.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as result of the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW06CA214
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 18:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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