# NTSB Accident ANC16LA029
> **AIR TRACTOR INC AT 802** · 2016-06-06 · Fairbanks, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC16LA029
- **Event ID:** 20160607X23034
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-06-06
- **Location:** Fairbanks, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.964164, -148.411666
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AIR TRACTOR INC
- **Model:** AT 802
- **Registration:** N802CE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, his reliance on the fuel flow indicator without verifying the initial fuel level input, and his improper decision to continue the flight with the low fuel light illuminated, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, the subsequent total loss of engine power, and a forced landing on steep, rocky terrain.

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