- Date
- March 17, 1990, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Parkin, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5336Grumman AG-CAT G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900317007979A
- Case key
- 34944
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Probable cause
Total failure of the engine's master connecting rod.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While conducting an aerial application operation, the commercial pilot said that the engine failed. An emergency landing was attempted in a soft, muddy farm field resulting in a nose over. Post accident investigation revealed that the engine's master connecting rod had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5336
- Reported as
- Grumman AG-CAT G-164A (AG-CAT G-1)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 663
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Skyhawk Company
- Registered owner
- Skyhawk Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 8, 1990 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Parkin, AR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 16,000 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 16,000 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5336 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.