ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133710
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Date: | Wednesday 11 November 1998 |
Time: | 19:00 LT |
Type: | Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
Owner/operator: | Thrash Viation Inc. |
Registration: | N6656Q |
MSN: | 182B |
Total airframe hrs: | 8191 hours |
Engine model: | Garrett TPE331-6-252M |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Cuthbert, GA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | , GA (25J) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:According to the pilot, the airplane's engine lost power while positioning to conduct agricultural operations. The Pilot made an off airport emergency landing in a field. The airplane collided with tree stumps and nosed over. During engine examination, there was a fatigue fracture found in the fuel control gearshaft. It was discovered that both fuselage and engine fuel filters were clogged. There was no Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the installation of the engine into this airplane.
Probable Cause: The fatigue failure of the accessory gear shaft which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power. A factors was the fuel system filter restriction.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL99LA017 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL99LA017
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Dec-2016 19:26 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
04-Apr-2024 14:23 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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