ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365098
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| Date: | Thursday 20 June 1991 |
| Time: | 06:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8842H |
| MSN: | 1537 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Edgar, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Edgar, NE (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT ABOUT TEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF HE NOTICED THE ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS EXCESSIVE. HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A ROAD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A POST, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED INTO A DITCH. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A RAG WHICH WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE OIL COOLER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91DCJ03
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 August 1996 | N8842H | Ag-land Aviation, Inc. | 0 | Grant, NE | |
sub |
| 27 October 2020 | CC-ATS | Servicios Aéreos Agrícolas y Forestales Limitada | 0 | Peumo, Chile |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 06:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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