ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70699
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| Date: | Thursday 24 December 2009 |
| Time: | 10:34 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Servicio de lucha contra la mosca de los frutos |
| Registration: | LV-GCW |
| MSN: | 36310 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Calle Guemes - Al este de General Roca, Provincia de Río Negro -
 Argentina
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | JIAAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A forced landng was made when the engine lost power during a fruit fly eradocation flight.
Cause
In an aerial work flight of insect release, during the cruise phase, engine RPM drops, with subsequent emergency landing in an unprepared location, impacting both planes and the propeller against a power pole, trees and the ground, due to a loss of engine compression in three of its cylinders.
Contributing factors
1) Moderate ice formation conditions in the carburetor which may have contributed to the detriment of power delivery.
2. Operation of the aircraft on automotive fuel.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Diarios de la zona. Propias
https://jiaac.gob.ar/files/2364946.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2009 04:47 | jorgitos | Added |
| 15-Aug-2020 13:16 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2020 13:18 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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