ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361640
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Date: | Friday 23 July 1993 |
Time: | 11:00 LT |
Type: | Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
Owner/operator: | Wallace Flying Service, Inc. |
Registration: | N4824 |
MSN: | 1101 |
Total airframe hrs: | 6539 hours |
Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN-1 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Atmore, AL -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE AG PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER ABOUT 1 MILE PAST THE DEPARTURE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED SOME TREES AND POWER LINES, AND WAS FORCE LANDED IN A CORN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON THE ROUGH TERRAIN. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE SUPERCHARGER ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED.
Probable Cause: THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE SUPERCHARGER, WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE STOPPAGE. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN AT THE FORCED LANDING SITE.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL93LA132 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL93LA132
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