ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362984
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| Date: | Saturday 5 September 1992 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Weatherly 201B |
| Owner/operator: | Hendrickson Flying Service |
| Registration: | N2935W |
| MSN: | 603 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5272 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-AN3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chana, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Creston, IL (IL93) |
| (IL93) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS RETURNING FROM AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE FORCED LANDING IN A ROUGH-SURFACED PASTURE RESULTED IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY SHOWED THE NUMBER 8 ROD HAD SEPARATED ACROSS THE I-BEAM SECTION AND FLAILED AGAINST ADJACENT PARTS OF THE ENGINE INTERIOR.
Probable Cause: FRACTURE OF A CONNECTING ROD RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92DEE04
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 1976 | N2935W | Medlock Duster | 0 | near Davis, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 12:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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