Accident · 2001-07-26

NTSB case CHI01LA242 · Ag-Cat Corporation G-164B · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 2001-07-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Ag-Cat Corporation G-164B (N80083)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The inadequate preflight planning by the pilot, the pilot initiating the flight with an inadequate fuel supply, and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. Factors were the fuel exhaustion, the low altitude and the soft field.

Source: NTSB case CHI01LA242

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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