ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369236
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| Date: | Friday 3 February 1989 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164C Turbo Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Chuck Jones Flying Service |
| Registration: | N6569K |
| MSN: | 5C |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-34 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bayless, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Glenn, CA (KPVT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, N6569K EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FLAMES AND PIECES OF METAL WERE OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST PIPE OF THE PRATT & WHITNEY PT6A TURBINE ENGINE. THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. DURING POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT A PIECE FROM ONE OF THE TURBINE BLADES SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE REMAINING TURBINE ASSEMBLIES DOWN STREAM.
Probable Cause: THE DEPARATION OF A TURBINE BLADE FOLLOWED BY A FORCED LANDING DURING WHICH THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO OVERLOAD FORCES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX89DVG04
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 12:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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