ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370656
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Date: | Tuesday 19 July 1988 |
Time: | 18:15 LT |
Type: | Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
Owner/operator: | Rh & Rh Inc. |
Registration: | N8706H |
MSN: | 1481 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2661 hours |
Engine model: | P&W R-1340 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Poplar Bluff, MO -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. ALTITUDE WAS NOT ADEQUATE TO SELECT A SUITABLE FORCED LANDING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A PIPELINE RIGHT OF WAY AND CAME TO REST IN A SMALL STREAM, INVERTED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR FLOAT SUPPORT BRACKET SHAFT WAS LOOSE.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MKC88LA133 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MKC88LA133
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