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| Date: | Monday 2 October 1989 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Crop Care Inc. |
| Registration: | N8842S |
| MSN: | 301-0207 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3850 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Belle Glade, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Belle Glade, FL (X10) |
| (X10) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
NEITHER THE PLT NOR THE OPERATOR CHECKED THE ACFT'S FUEL LEVEL BEFORE THE FLT. THE PLT RPRTD THAT ABOUT 30 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF, AS HE WAS APPLYING BAIT TO A CANE FIELD, THE ENG LOST POWER. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN THE CANE, BUT THE ACFT WENT INTO A DITCH BEFORE STOPPING. AN INSPN OF THE FUEL SYS REVEALED ABOUT 1 QT OF FUEL WAS REMAINING.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE TERRAIN CONDITION IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA90LA001
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