ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355125
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 October 1997 |
| Time: | 18:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8819H |
| MSN: | 1539 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4500 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Altus, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The agricultural airplane's engine lost power as the pilot was turning the airplane between spray passes. The ensuing forced landing was made to a soft field, and during the landing roll, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. Examination of the radial engine revealed that a circumferential crack had completely separated the #4 cylinder head from the cylinder barrel.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to the cracked cylinder. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA016
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 08:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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