ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 241034
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| Date: | Monday 24 August 2020 |
| Time: | 14:50 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Mcclung Aerial Spraying Inc |
| Registration: | N2437D |
| MSN: | 764B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3480 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-S1H1-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ogallala, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Ogallala-Searle Field, NE (OGA/KOGA) |
| Ogallala-Searle Field, NE (OGA/KOGA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly after takeoff, the pilot of an agricultural airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. Unable to restore engine power, the pilot made an emergency landing in a cornfield, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.
The engine was removed from the airframe and an engine examination revealed small bits of metal in the oil filter element and that the engine was seized. The top cylinder was removed, the cylinder's connecting rod was broken, and metal fragments were noted inside the engine. A bottom cylinder was then removed, and a broken section of the master connecting rod was retrieved. Metallurgical examination determined that the connecting rod separated due to overstress fracture, with no indication of pre-existing cracking.
Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power due to a failure of the master connecting rod.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20LA364
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 June 1996 | N36311 | Sky Tractor Supply Company | 0 | Oslo, MN | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2020 12:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 02-Mar-2021 18:22 | rudy | Updated |
| 07-May-2021 09:25 | rudy | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 27-Jun-2022 11:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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