Date: | Saturday 4 May 1991 |
Time: | 17:15 |
Type: | GAF Nomad N.22BFP |
Owner/operator: | Johnson Wax Company |
Registration: | N5590M |
MSN: | 83 |
Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
Total airframe hrs: | 770 hours |
Engine model: | Allison 250-C17B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 15 km from Bowling Green, KY -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Bowling Green-Warren County Airport, KY (BWG/KBWG) |
Destination airport: | Racine-Horlick Airport, WI (RAC/KRAC) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Shortly after reaching 1500 m, no. 1 engine problems (a.o. high TGT) forced the pilot to shut the engine down and to feather the prop. He tried to return to Bowling Green, but had to make a forced landing in a field.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The loss of engine power brought on by a failure of the no.2 main engine bearing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of sufficient power on the remaining engine to maintain level flight."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | BFO91LA047 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 7 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
Air International
NTSB
Scramble Vol.13, nr.03
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