ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21549
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| Date: | Thursday 3 July 2008 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164 Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Dennis M Grainger |
| Registration: | N520Y |
| MSN: | 157 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5600 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Hume, Vernon County, MO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Nevada, MO (NVD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
About one hour after takeoff the agricultural airplane's engine lost partial power. Unable to maintain level flight, the pilot elected to land in a corn field. During landing the main landing gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest in an upright position and the pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted. Moments later the airplane was engulfed in a postcrash fire. An examination of the engine revealed that the partial loss of engine power was due to a fracture in the number eight cylinder barrel, below the spark plug holes.
Probable Cause: Fracture of the engine's number eight cylinder barrel resulting in a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2008 11:01 | Fusko | Added |
| 07-Jul-2008 12:27 | harro | Updated |
| 24-Jul-2008 11:33 | Fusko | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 11:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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