Pzl-Mielec M-18A N9103Y

Summary

On 9 August 1999 at about 17:00 local time, a Pzl-Mielec M-18A registered N9103Y was involved in an accident near Hasty, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 August 1999 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hasty, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

37.9296, -102.9508

Aircraft

Pzl-Mielec M-18A

Registration

N9103Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN99LA140

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to refuel his airplane, and the subsequent airborne fuel exhaustion. Factors were the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing, and the high vegetation in the field.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot, he had just finished an application job, and was flying back to his private airstrip. He said his fuel gauge was reading about 1/4 full. Two minutes later, his engine lost power. He hand pumped his fuel boost pump but there was no fuel in it. He performed a forced landing to a corn field, and the airplane nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.