ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373332
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 April 1987 |
| Time: | 13:25 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Erhart Aerial Spraying, Inc. |
| Registration: | N48564 |
| MSN: | 1675 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dodge City, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Dodge City, KS (KDDC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY WHEN HE ESTABLISHED HIMSELF ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RWY 32. WINDS WERE FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 25 KTS, THE PILOT FURTHER STATED, SO HE ABANDONED THE APPROACH AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CIRCLING THE FIELD FOR A LANDING ON RWY 02 WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER. ACCORDING TO A MECHANIC-WITNESS ON THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE 'SOUNDED BAD--LIKE A BLOWER FAILURE', AS IT FLEW OVER THE HANGAR WHILE CIRCLING FOR ANOTHER APPROACH. AT THIS POINT, THE WITNESS FURTHER STATED, THE ENGINE BEGAN BELCHING SMOKE AND TOTALLY LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A RETURN TO THE FIELD BUT HE RAN OUT OF ALTITUDE--AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UPON TOUCHDOWN, THEN NOSED OVER. A POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE POWERPLANT REVEALED THAT A BLOWER BEARING HAD FAILED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC87LA072
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 April 2004 | N48564 | Private | 0 | Nezperce, ID | |
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| 27-Mar-2024 11:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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