ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367339
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| Date: | Monday 5 March 1990 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Howard Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5416 |
| MSN: | 1030 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7177 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mattson, MS -
 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 |
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENG LOST POWER. HE THEN DUMPED THE LOAD OF CHEMICAL & AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN THE PLOWED FIELD DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE ACFT NOSED OVER. EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE NO.6 CYLINDER CRACKED ACROSS THE TOP FROM ONE SPARK PLUG HOLE TO THE OTHER. THIS RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER.
Probable Cause: THE NO. 6 CYLINDER WHICH CRACKED ACROSS THE TOP FROM ONE SPARK PLUG HOLE TO THE OTHER, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA90LA078
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 2002 | N5416 | Private | 0 | Two Buttes, Colorado | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 13:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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