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| Date: | Wednesday 20 April 1994 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Turbo Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Payne Flying Service |
| Registration: | N48717 |
| MSN: | 120B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3979 hours |
| Engine model: | GARRETT TPE-331-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ozark, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION SWATH RUN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. HE SELECTED AN ADJACENT FIELD AND ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING; DURING THE LANDING THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AND THE SUBSEQUENT ENGINE TEARDOWN INSPECTION FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE.
Probable Cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL94LA084
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 2006 | N48717 | Aufderheide Flying Service Inc. | 0 | De Witt, AR | |
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| 16-Mar-2024 08:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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