ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357730
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| Date: | Saturday 24 February 1996 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | John Trites |
| Registration: | N48435 |
| MSN: | 1640 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5664 hours |
| Engine model: | Pezetel 3S-D125 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dewitt, AR -
 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 pilot was spraying a field when the airplane's engine lost power. The airplane landed in the wet field that the pilot was spraying and came to rest in an inverted position. The carburetor, which had recently been overhauled, was found to have been reassembled improperly.
Probable Cause: a loss of engine power due to the malfunction of the carburetor as a result of an improper overhaul. A factor was the unsuitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96LA132
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 06:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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