ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361675
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| Date: | Thursday 15 July 1993 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-401 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1009T |
| MSN: | 401-0707 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2639 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dermott, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Mcgehee, AR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD JUST FINISHED APPLYING FERTILIZER TO A RICE FIELD AND WAS BANKING TO RETURN TO HIS AIRSTRIP WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE TO A FLOODED RICE FIELD. WHEN THE WHEELS TOUCHED, THE AIRPLANE SANK INTO THE WATER AND SOFT GROUND AND NOSED OVER. POST-ACCIDENT ENGINE DISASSEMBLY REVEALED EVIDENCE OF A PRE-EXISTING CRACK AND SUBSEQUENT TOTAL FAILURE OF THE MASTER ROD. AN ENGINE OVERHAUL WAS COMPLETED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause: POWER LOSS DUE TO THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE'S MASTER ROD. FACTORS WERE AN IMPROPER ENGINE OVERHAUL AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN93LA081
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 May 1998 | N1009T | Private | 0 | Idaho Falls, ID | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 06:37 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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