ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370910
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| Date: | Friday 17 June 1988 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 182R |
| Owner/operator: | Bruton Aerial Spraying Inc. |
| Registration: | N9836H |
| MSN: | 18268057 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2000 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Garden City, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Garden City, TX |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS INSPECTING SOME AREAS TO BE SPRAYED AND ALSO A ROAD TO BE USED AS AN AIRSTRIP FOR HIS AERIAL SPRAYING. AFTER A LOW PASS OVER THE ROAD AT REDUCED POWER, HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND. DURING THE FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH TERRAIN, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED INTO A DIRT PIT THAT WAS COVERED BY TALL GRASS. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR DRAIN PLUG THREADS WERE DIRTY AND THE DRAIN PLUG WAS MISSING.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW88LA122
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 2014 | N9836H | Private | 0 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas | |
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| Heavy landing | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 16:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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