ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364521
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| Date: | Monday 16 September 1991 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-401 |
| Owner/operator: | Flautt Flying Sevice, Inc. |
| Registration: | N1004W |
| MSN: | 0687 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sumner, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Webb, MS (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 500 FEET AGL WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND QUIT. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS CONDUCTED TO A DIRT ROAD IN A COTTON FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH AN ON GROUND OBJECT (TALL COTTON) AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY REVEALED THE NO. 1 CYLINDER HAD SPLIT FROM THE EXHAUST PORT TO THE FRONT SPARK PLUG HOLE.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE NO. 1 CYLINDER ASSEMBLY.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA91LA219
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 June 1996 | N1004W | Private | 0 | Cash, AR | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 15:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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