ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384563
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| Date: | Sunday 25 April 1982 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | West Flying Service |
| Registration: | N4897 |
| MSN: | 1094 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3170 hours |
| Engine model: | P & W R1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | S. Of Echo, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | S. Of Echo, OR |
| S. Of Echo, OR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A SPRAY RUN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. AFTER PULLING UP TO 100 FEET AGL AND TURNING 90 DEGREES THE ENGINE CEASED TO OPERATE. THE PILOT COMPLETED A FORCED LANDING IN A NEARBY SOFT WHEAT FIELD AND AFTER ROLLING APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET THE AIRCRAFT BECAME INVERTED. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER 6 CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE CYLINDER HEAD AND IN THE AREA OF AN OLD CRACK.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA82DA058
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 1984 | N4897 | West Line Service | 0 | Hermiston, OR | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 12:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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