ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284347
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| Date: | Saturday 1 September 2007 |
| Time: | 07:47 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A AgCat |
| Owner/operator: | Airspray Inc. |
| Registration: | N6578 |
| MSN: | 717 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Goshen, New York -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Slate Hill, NY (NK79) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While ferrying the airplane from one field to another, at an altitude of 50 feet, to continue the aerial application flight, the airplane's engine "coughed or backfired." The pilot performed a forced landing to a road, during which the airplane flipped over and was substantially damaged. Examination of the radial engine revealed no mechanical anomalies, other than carbon deposits observed in the carburetor intake.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC07LA207
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Sep-2022 15:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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