ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372530
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| Date: | Thursday 30 July 1987 |
| Time: | 07:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Charles Bonner |
| Registration: | N8881H |
| MSN: | 1559 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2957 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Summerdale, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Summerdale, AL |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS ABOUT TO ENGAGE IN AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION. DURING CLIMB THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THE CHEMICAL LOAD WAS DUMPED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED IN AN ADJACENT FIELD. ON ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE HIT A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE DISCLOSED THAT AN IMPELLER BUSHING IN THE SUPERCHARGER HAD FAILED. METAL PARTICLES WERE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE INDUCTION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE CYLINDERS, THE INTAKE VALVES, AND THE EXHAUST VALVES. THE METAL PARTICLES WERE FROM THE DAMAGED IMPELLER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL87DKG05
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 May 1989 | N8881H | Bonner Aerial Applicators, Inc | 0 | Loxley, AL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 18:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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