ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363132
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1992 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Wilmont Flying Service Inc. |
| Registration: | N4420S |
| MSN: | 300-0080 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6825 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wilmont, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL POWER LOSS DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER. FORCED LANDING TERRAIN IMPACT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SPAR AND SEPARATED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.
Probable Cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO A FAILED CRACKED CYLINDER. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW92DPG14
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 13:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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