SERS · Air Tractor AT-401B · 1999-07-31 · EDELSTEIN, IL, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI99LA268
Event ID
20001212X19221
Type
Accident
Date
1999-07-31
Location
EDELSTEIN, IL, USA
Coordinates
40.969902, -89.580368
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Air Tractor
Model
AT-401B
Registration
N61775
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
an inadequate fuel supply which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the low altitude at which the power loss occurred and the corn crop the airplane contacted.