ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176981
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| Date: | Sunday 14 June 2015 |
| Time: | 10:25 |
| Type: |  Weatherly 620A |
| Owner/operator: | Guadalupe Ag Services |
| Registration: | N4659N |
| MSN: | 1541 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5000 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South of Van Horn, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Van Horn, TX |
| Van Horn, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was conducting agricultural spray operations and had completed two runs. During the third spray run, the engine lost power. The pilot dumped the load and then conducted a forced landing. A postcrash fire consumed the majority of the cockpit. The pilot reported that about 47 to 48 gallons of fuel was on board the airplane when he started the first run. An on-scene examination was not conducted, and the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4659N
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2015 05:31 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Jun-2015 20:57 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 13:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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