ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372164
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Date: | Tuesday 22 September 1987 |
Time: | 12:30 LT |
Type: | Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
Owner/operator: | Vittleston, Alan |
Registration: | N6607Q |
MSN: | 134B |
Total airframe hrs: | 33765 hours |
Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN1 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Buttonwillow, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Buttonwillow, CA |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, AFTER PULLING OUT OF A PASS OVER A FIELD THE PLT HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION. THE ACFT LOST POWER AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE ACFT NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE HAD MULTIPLE ROD FAILURES, NUMBERS 1,2,3, AND 5.
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Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX87DVA12 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX87DVA12
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Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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