ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381887
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| Date: | Friday 27 May 1983 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing Stearman A75N1 |
| Owner/operator: | Inland Air Service |
| Registration: | N56426 |
| MSN: | 75-2322 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1941 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7856 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W 985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Turner, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Huntsville, WA |
| Turner, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ALMOST COMPLETED HIS SPRAYING, WHEN DURING A TURN-AROUND, THE ENGINE STARTED TO BACKFIRE. HE DUMPED THE REMAINING LOAD AND REDUCED POWER.THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND QUIT. THE PILOT LANDED, AND DURING ROLL-OUT IN SOFT TERRAIN, THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE #2 CYLINDER HAD SPLIT OPEN.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA83LA110
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 April 1993 | N56426 | Private | 0 | Davenport, WA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 08:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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