ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369103
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| Date: | Saturday 11 March 1989 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Hartley Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9874 |
| MSN: | 1307 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4240 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stuttgart, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Stuttgart, AR (KSGT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS LINING UP TO MAKE HIS FIRST SWATH RUN, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. ALSO, HE STATED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE AND POWER, IT GOT TO ABOUT TELEPHONE POLE HEIGHT, THEN IT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AT A STEEP ANGLE. A POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE SUPERCHARGER SHAFT HAD SHEARED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS POWER. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FULLY LOADED WITH FUEL AND DRY FERTILIZER, WHEN IT CRASHED.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE BLOWER ASSEMBLY DRIVE SHAFT, WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL BEFORE HE COULD LAND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89LA079
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 10:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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