ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382111
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| Date: | Thursday 28 April 1983 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Ayres Flight School |
| Registration: | N406Y |
| MSN: | 216 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3138 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-AN114B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Albany, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Albany, GA (KABY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLT IN AERIAL APPLICATION. AFTER COMPLETING A SIMULATED SWATH RUN, HE ENTERED A TURN-AROUND MANEUVER. DURING THE TURN, THE ENGINE REPORTEDLY QUIT WITHOUT ANY WARNING & THE PROP STOPPED TURNING. DURING A FORCED LANDING, THE PLT TRIED TO GLIDE TO AN OPEN FIELD. HOWEVER, BEFORE HE COULD REACH THE FIELD, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH 1 OR MORE TREES & CRASHED. DURING AN INVESTIGATION, THE WIRE-REINFORCED INDUCTION AIR HOSE WAS FOUND COLLAPSED. HOWEVER, IT HAD BEEN SUBJECT TO IMPACT IN THE AREA THAT IT WAS COLLAPSED; THEREFORE, ITS PREIMPACT CONDITION COULD NOT BE VERIFIED. NO OTHER POSSIBLE PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURES WERE FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE POWER LOSS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL83FA172
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| 02-Apr-2024 10:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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