Air Tractor AT-301 N8878S
6 July 2010 · Garfield, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 2010 at about 19:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT-301 registered N8878S, operated by S & E Mader Inc, was involved in an accident near Garfield, Washington, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Garfield, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.0047, -117.1381
- Aircraft
- Air Tractor AT-301
- Registration
- N8878S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- S & E Mader Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Garfield → Garfield
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10CA332
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector that he ran out of fuel while spraying crops and initiated a forced landing to a field. The pilot said that he landed hard and the engine separated from the airframe. The airplane’s fuselage and wing were substantially damaged. Despite numerous attempts to contact the pilot, at the time this report was written, the pilot has not responded to the NTSB investigator-in-charge or submitted a completed NTSB pilot/operator 6120.1 form.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2010 | Air Tractor AT-301 | D'Hanis, Texas, United States | Rustys Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 2010 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Malden, Missouri, United States | Aerial Farm Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2010 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Atkins, Arkansas, United States | Clark Kelly W JR | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2010 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Edmore, North Dakota, United States | Brekke Aerial Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2011 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Edgeley, North Dakota, United States | Semper FI Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2011 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Hogeland, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2010 | Piper PA-15 | Duvall, Washington, United States | Petersen Rodger E | Minor injuries | - |
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