- Date
- June 16, 1982, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Picher, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N450LRBoeing 75A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820616024009A
- Case key
- 72222
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot had just completed spraying a field and was climbing to return to his home airstrip when the engine failed. He landed in a nearby pasture but was unable to stop on the wet terrain before hitting a low fence. The main gear caught on the fence and the plane nosed over. A teardown of the engine revealed that the three blower bearings, pn 12768, had failed. Subsequently, the floating gear and idle gears were damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N450LR
- Reported as
- Boeing 75A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-789
- Airframe hours
- 7,983
- Engine
- P&W R-985-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Robert O. Clark
- Registered owner
- Robert O. Clark
- Departed
- Miami, OK
- Destination
- Miami, OK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 530 total · 121 in this make and model · 410 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.