Air Tractor AT-802 N175LA

Summary

On 29 May 2006 at about 22:30 local time, a Air Tractor AT-802 registered N175LA was involved in an accident near Tuckerman, Arkansas, 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

29 May 2006 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Tuckerman, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

35.8064, -91.1533

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT-802

Registration

N175LA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tuckerman → Tuckerman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW06CA146

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 13,000-hour commercial pilot departed from a private airstrip for an aerial application flight. Approximately, 3 miles from the airstrip the 1,350 horsepower engine lost power and the pilot elected to execute a forced landing in a rice field. The pilot stated that he was "forced" to make the emergency landing in the rice field because of the "low altitude" he was at when the engine lost power. During the forced landing, the airplane received structural damage. The operator reported that he found "a substantial amount" of water in the airplane's header tank.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.