19790418009119A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm G-164A · Lucedale, MS · April 18, 1979

Date
April 18, 1979 · 17:50 local
Place
Lucedale, MS
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4573
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FKQ07
Reported as
Gulstm G164A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total800 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine rear power section failed. Aircraft descended into tree during descent into field for spray run.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE REAR POWER SECTION FAILED. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO TREE DURING DESCENT INTO FIELD FOR SPRAY RUN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.