ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175194
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 March 2015 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Old River Applicators |
| Registration: | N9755 |
| MSN: | 1250 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near New Roads, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | New Roads, LA |
| New Roads, LA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While the commercial pilot was maneuvering to begin an agricultural application flight, smoke from the engine entered the cockpit, followed by the engine experiencing a partial loss of power. The pilot performed a forced landing, and during the landing roll, the airplane nosed over. An examination of the engine revealed that three of the cylinders exhaust valves were stuck and had 0-to-low compression values.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to three stuck exhaust valves.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9755
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 February 1989 | N9755 | Hayes Flying Service | 0 | Dawson, GA | |
sub |
| 31 July 1989 | N9755 | Private | 0 | Dawson, GA | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2015 01:31 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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