36.2493° N, 79.1908° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Prospect Hill, NC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 30, 1981 · 17:30 local
Place
Prospect Hill, NC
Airport
Whitfield
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8597H
Reported as
Grumav G164A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total125 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine failed,struck ditch during landing. Found crankshaft master rod bearing failed. Engine overdue overhaul 449 hr
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILED,STRUCK DITCH DURING LANDING.FOUND CRANKSHAFT MASTER ROD BEARING FAILED.ENGINE OVERDUE OVERHAUL 449 HR