ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299146
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| Date: | Saturday 8 April 2000 |
| Time: | 09:25 LT |
| Type: |  Weatherly 201B |
| Owner/operator: | Mc Cuistion Aerial Applicators |
| Registration: | N1292W |
| MSN: | 643 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4167 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ROCKY FORD, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | , CO (2V8) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on an aerial application flight conducting seeding from approximately 100 feet above ground level, the engine lost all power. The pilot made a forced landing in a plowed field and during the landing roll the aircraft nosed over causing damage to the fuselage aft of the cockpit area. Examination of the engine provided evidence of a rocker arm failure.
Probable Cause: A total loss of power due to an engine rocker arm failure and soft/unsuitable terrain during the subsequent forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN00LA072
History of this aircraft
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| 22 June 2015 | N1292W | Jersey Devil Dusters LLC | 0 | Pemberton, New Jersey | |
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| 16-Oct-2022 03:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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