ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367189
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Date: | Thursday 5 April 1990 |
Time: | 13:00 LT |
Type: | Air Tractor AT-401 |
Owner/operator: | Simonton & Winborn |
Registration: | N1015A |
MSN: | 401-0735 |
Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
Total airframe hrs: | 57 hours |
Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Hornersville, MO -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Hornersville, MO |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT SAID THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, THE ENGINE FAILED. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A SOFT, MUDDY FARM FIELD, RESULTING IN A NOSE OVER AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. A POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE #9 CYLINDER ON THE POWERPLANT HAD FAILED.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF AN ENGINE CYLINDER.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MKC90LA081 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 11 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MKC90LA081
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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