ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368555
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 June 1989 |
| Time: | 09:55 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Gaudry Ag Services, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9830 |
| MSN: | 1257 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2948 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Battle Mountain, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Winnemucca, NV |
| Elko, NV (KEKO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD, FLARED HIGH TO AVOID IMPACT WITH A VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FENCE AND NOSED OVER INTO A DITCH. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A BROKEN NUMBER TWO ROCKER ARM.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN FLIGHT DUE TO A BROKEN NUMBER TWO ROCKER ARM. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT FLARING PREMATURELY.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA89LA115
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 May 1995 | N9830 | Private | 0 | Colusa, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 19:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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