ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189566
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Date: | Thursday 25 August 2016 |
Time: | 12:50 |
Type: | Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N4963Y |
MSN: | 25-4764 |
Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
Total airframe hrs: | 5973 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-A1D5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Rice County, south of Bushton, KS -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Ellsworth, KS (9K7) |
Destination airport: | Ellsworth, KS (9K7) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The commercial pilot was applying pesticide to a field when the engine experienced a partial loss of power and did not respond to throttle inputs. The airplane collided with tall crops and subsequently came to rest inverted. Examination of the engine and associated components revealed no evidence of pre-impact mechanical malfunction, and the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CEN16LA334 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8501L Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
26-Aug-2016 06:06 |
Geno |
Added |
26-Aug-2016 06:10 |
Geno |
Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
26-Aug-2016 15:59 |
tbonnell |
Updated [Registration, Cn] |
28-Nov-2018 14:44 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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