ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211912
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 June 2018 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Aerowurkz Aerial Spraying Services |
| Registration: | RP-R5835 |
| MSN: | 105 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chua Katipunan Farm, Upper Licanan, Panabo City Davao Del Norte -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The cropduster plane crashed on a banana plantation under unknown circumstances. The pilot sustained minor injuries.
PROBABLE CAUSE
- Primary Cause Factor
a. Separation of cylinder head from cylinder barrel that subsequently resulted to loss of engine power. (Material failure)
- Contributory Factors
a. Non adherence by the pilot to the General Operating Instructions (Vol 1) for R-985 engines prescribing the specific temperature limitations.
- Underlying Cause
a. The pre-flight checklist and post flight checklist do not include visual inspection on the area of the cylinder head cooling fins for exhaust emmission stains and exhaust carbon deposits.
Sources:
www.newsinfo.enquirer.net
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/998468/light-plane-spraying-pesticide-over-davao-banana-plantation-crashes
http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/07/18/spray-plane-crashes-in-davao-del-norte-banana-plantation
http://antonakis.co.uk/registers/Philippines.txt
http://aerowurkzaviation.blogspot.com
https://caap.gov.ph/download/2549/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 September 1983 | N459Y | Dan Kirkpatrick | 0 | Odessa, MO |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2018 11:41 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Jun-2018 14:58 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 13-Jun-2020 17:48 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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