ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381704
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| Date: | Thursday 16 June 1983 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182Q |
| Owner/operator: | Gayvert & Gilstrap |
| Registration: | N7506S |
| MSN: | 18265199 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 766 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hysham, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Billings, MT (KBIL) |
| Grand Forks, ND (GFK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE ABORTED HIS X-COUNTRY FLT DUE TO IMC AHEAD. WHILE RETURNING TO BILLINGS, MT, OIL & SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE ENG COMPARTMENT & OIL COVERED HIS WINDSHIELD. THE ENG BEGAN LOSING POWER, SO HE SHUT IT DOWN. WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON SOFT TERRAIN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAM REVELAED THAT THE #5 CYLINDER HAD NO COMPRESSION. AN INSPECTION OF THE CYLINDER THRU THE SPARK PLUG HOLE WITH A FLASHLIGHT REVEALED A HOLE HAD BURNED DOWN THE SIDE OF THE PISTON.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN83LA142
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 August 2015 | N7506S | Private | 0 | Bath Alum Airport (9VA0), Warm Springs, VA | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 06:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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