ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295331
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| Date: | Sunday 24 August 2003 |
| Time: | 08:50 LT |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R |
| Owner/operator: | Edwin Guess, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5671X |
| MSN: | 2406R |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14266 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney 1340AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eudora, Arkansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Eudora, AR |
| Eudora, AR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane impacted small trees and a ditch during a forced landing following a reported loss of engine power. The pilot reported he departed for the aerial application flight with full fuel, 100 gallons usable. He completed the aerial application 1 hour and 30 minutes later and began to return to his departure airstrip. He stated he pulled the power back to 28 inches of manifold pressure to cool the engine prior to landing. Approximately one minute later the manifold pressure "abruptly" fell and the engine lost power. The pilot stated he used the emergency fuel pump which resulted in a rise in fuel pressure, but the engine failed to restart. He stated he verified the position of the magnetos, fuel, mixture, air and propeller controls. The pilot elected to land straight ahead in a freshly planted pine orchard. Post accident inspection of the airplane revealed one inch of fuel was present in the left fuel tank and the right fuel tank was empty. There was no evidence of fuel leakage from either fuel tank. Thirteen gallons of fuel were drained from the airplane after the accident.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors associated with the accident were the trees and the ditch which the airplane contacted during the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI03LA297
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 07:16 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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