ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366790
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| Date: | Friday 15 June 1990 |
| Time: | 09:15 LT |
| Type: |  Air Tractor AT-301 |
| Owner/operator: | Murphy Aviation, Inc. |
| Registration: | N3650Z |
| MSN: | 301-0254 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2234 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ulysses, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE PERFORMING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, THE COMMERCIAL PLT SAID THAT THE ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. AN EMERGENCY LDG WAS ATTEMPTED ON A COUNTY, GRAVEL ROAD; HOWEVER, THE ACFT STALLED AND STRUCK THE ROAD'S SHOULDER, SHORT OF THE ROAD. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRACKED #1 CYLINDER CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE POWERPLANT CYLINDER AND STALL/MUSH ENCOUNTERED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC90LA128
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Mar-2024 12:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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