ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228814
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| Date: | Sunday 8 September 2019 |
| Time: | 14:25 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Buntings Dusting Inc |
| Registration: | N8386K |
| MSN: | 678B |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3531 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Berlin, Worcester County, MD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Berlin, MD (4MD1) |
| Berlin, MD (4MD1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was departing on the first flight of the day to conduct aerial seeding. After takeoff, he noticed that the engine began to vibrate, but the rpm seemed normal. He made a right turn and the engine started to lose power and then "quit." The pilot conducted a forced landing in a cornfield, during which the airplane nosed over, and a post-crash fire ensued. Examination of the engine revealed the No. 9 pushrod was stuck in the open position and the gland seal was brittle. Review of the maintenance logbooks revealed that the No. 9 pushrod was removed, and the gland seal was replaced on the day of the accident before the accident flight. It is likely that since the No. 9 valve was stuck in the open position, it caused the cylinder to lose compression and power in flight.
Probable Cause: The malfunction of the No. 9 pushrod, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA19LA267
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8957H
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 August 2005 | N8386K | Private | 0 | Paul, Idaho | |
sub |
Location
Media:
Grumman G-164B Cropduster plane Crashes near Berlin; Pilot Survives!
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) September 9, 2019
ASN: https://t.co/UcB27jLHpv
Press: https://t.co/CpvMN1eKBb via @WGMD pic.twitter.com/uUAmnipV3T
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2019 21:39 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Sep-2019 21:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2019 22:08 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2019 10:21 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 09-Sep-2019 15:49 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Embed code] |
| 09-Sep-2019 15:49 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 17:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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