What happened
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(.19) On August 8, 1999, at 0745 central daylight time, a weatherly 201B, operated and piloted by a commercial pilot impacted terrain following a partial loss of engine power during an aerial application of a field located approximately 3 miles west and 1-1/4 miles south of Oberlin, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 137 agricultural flight was no operating on a flight plan. The pilot sustained no injuries. The flight departed the pilot's private airport at 0700. Inspection of the aircraft by the federal aviation administration revealed that there was 28 gallons of fuel aboard. The retaining plug of the carburetor float shaft along with the float shaft exhibited chatter marks. The retaining plug was removed after turning it 1/2 of a turn. The aircraft had accumulated a total time of 847 hours. (-23)during spray operations three miles west and one and one-fourth miles south of Oberlin, Kansas, aircraft experienced complete loss of power while in a low altitude turn. Substantial damage occurred while landing in a muddy plowed field. (.4)the airplane impacted a muddy field following a loss of engine power during an aerial application. The bendix NA-R9B carburetor fulcrum screw and the carburetor float pivot pin exhibited chatter marks. The fulcrum screw was removed after turning it 1/2 of a turn. The fulcrum screw safety wire was broken. The NA-R9B float carburetor technical overhaul manual states that the fulcrum screw is to be torqued to a value of 100-120 in-lbs.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 8, 1999, AT 0745 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A WEATHERLY 201B, OPERATED AND PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OF A FIELD LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST AND 1-1/4 MILES SOUTH OF OBERLIN, KANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 137 AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT WAS NO OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE PILOT'S PRIVATE AIRPORT AT 0700. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS 28 GALLONS OF FUEL ABOARD. THE RETAINING PLUG OF THE CARBURETOR FLOAT SHAFT ALONG WITH THE FLOAT SHAFT EXHIBITED CHATTER MARKS. THE RETAINING PLUG WAS REMOVED AFTER TURNING IT 1/2 OF A TURN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL TIME OF 847 HOURS. (-23)DURING SPRAY OPERATIONS THREE MILES WEST AND ONE AND ONE-FOURTH MILES SOUTH OF OBERLIN, KANSAS, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN A LOW ALTITUDE TURN. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED WHILE LANDING IN A MUDDY PLOWED FIELD. (.4)THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A MUDDY FIELD FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION. THE BENDIX NA-R9B CARBURETOR FULCRUM SCREW AND THE CARBURETOR FLOAT PIVOT PIN EXHIBITED CHATTER MARKS. THE FULCRUM SCREW WAS REMOVED AFTER TURNING IT 1/2 OF A TURN. THE FULCRUM SCREW SAFETY WIRE WAS BROKEN. THE NA-R9B FLOAT CARBURETOR TECHNICAL OVERHAUL MANUAL STATES THAT THE FULCRUM SCREW IS TO BE TORQUED TO A VALUE OF 100-120 IN-LBS.
NTSB investigation
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