ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285840
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| Date: | Friday 18 July 2008 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A |
| Owner/operator: | Bull Town Sprayers, Inc |
| Registration: | N7832 |
| MSN: | 783 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bovina, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Bovina, TX |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a manuever to reverse direction the airplane experienced a loss of engine power. When the 1,850-hour commerical pilot was unable to restore power, he dumped the remaining agricultural applicant and elected to perform an emergency landing into a cornfield. During the landing roll the airplane experienced substantial damage. The pilot was able to egress the airplane. A post-crash inspection did not reveal the reason for the loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DFW08CA192
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2022 15:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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