ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365590
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| Date: | Sunday 17 March 1991 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Arkla Flyers, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9685 |
| MSN: | 1206 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5428 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bonita, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
EN ROUTE TO AN AERIAL APPLICATION FIELD THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. A FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED INTO AN OPEN FIELD, HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SOFT TERRAIN THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE POWER LOSS WAS DUE TO A CRACKED CYLINDER.
Probable Cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO A CRACKED CYLINDER. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN IN WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS PERFORMED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW91DRD03
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 August 1987 | N9685 | Private | Bastrop, LA | |
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| 20-Mar-2024 11:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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