ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293753
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Date: | Tuesday 24 May 2005 |
Time: | 05:50 LT |
Type: | Weatherly 201B |
Owner/operator: | C |
Registration: | N1284W |
MSN: | 638 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Tornillo, Texas -
United States of America
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Tornillo, TX |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The 4,609-hour pilot reported that while spraying a field, the engine lost power and he initiated a forced landing to a nearby field. During the landing roll across plowed rows in the field, the airplane bounced, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. Examination of the radial engine revealed that a cylinder was cracked.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power as result of the failure of a cylinder.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DFW05CA132 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB DFW05CA132
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Oct-2022 13:08 |
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