ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284213
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Date: | Saturday 29 September 2007 |
Time: | 16:20 LT |
Type: | Grumman G-164A |
Owner/operator: | Salem Spray Service Inc. |
Registration: | N8761H |
MSN: | 1516 |
Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4383 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985 14B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Pittsgrove, New Jersey -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Salem, NJ (NJ74) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot was maneuvering the airplane at 50 feet after completing a spray run and heard a "pop" sound. The airplane started to descend, the pilot applied power and the rpm came up to 2300 to 2400 rpm. The airplane collided with the ground and nosed over inverted during the forced landing. The engine was removed and a partial disassembly was completed. A compression test was conducted and 3 cylinders had low compression. No other anomalies were noted with the engine. The cause of the loss of cylinder compression was not determined.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power due to low compression for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL07LA131 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL07LA131
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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