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NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, 1983

35 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Pratt & Whitney R1340 series. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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NTSB LAX84LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American SNJ-2 · Fresno, CAA flt of 5 North American SNJ-2 acft were on a flt from long beach to Fresno, CA. By prior arrangement, the lead plt in N61563 was to handle the radio communication with ATC facilities. During arrival at Fresno, the local controller inquired whether the group…Oct 9, 1983 · N61563 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA446Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Napoleonville, LAThe acft dragged a wing in the sugarcane crop during a start of a swath run. According to the operator the plt was looking at a map as he approached the run. After the wing dragged the acft yawed 90 degrees and settled into the crop. The engine and right main…Sep 29, 1983 · N8890Q · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA432Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAyres S2R · Bay City, TXDuring a swath run, the acft came to contact with the crop that was being sprayed. This resulted in a loss of control & the acft impacted in the field & nosed over. A small post-crash fire erupted in the eng compartment, but burned itself out shortly…Sep 16, 1983 · N5049X · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83LA347Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSnow 600-S2C · Blackshear, GAThe pilot stated that during a spray run, a vibration was felt, the engine backfired and flames erupted from the right underside of the cowling. Power was lost continuously until over the landing strip at 50 feet AGL when all power was lost. The acft landed…Aug 31, 1983 · N1635S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA404Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Katy, TXThe acft was damaged in a forced landing following engine failure after takeoff. The plt stated that a supercharger bearing failure caused the engine to fail. During the landing in a flooded rice field the landing gear collapsed.Aug 30, 1983 · N3696X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA402Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164B · North Lacassine, LAThe plt reported that during the landing, the left wing struck tall grass at the side of the strip & the acft swerved to the left. He tried to correct the situation by applying right braking action, but his braking was ineffective on wet grass. Subsequently,…Aug 27, 1983 · N6714K · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA394Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT301 · El Campo, TXThe acft collided with a berm dam during takeoff and cartwheeled into a rice field. The acft carried heavier fertilizer on this particular takeoff and with increasing Air temperatures, the plt knew he was not going to make it and dumped the load. The dump…Aug 25, 1983 · N4369S · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83FKQ03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Redwood, MSThe acft made a forced landing in a soybean field after severe vibration developed during a spraying operation. The pilot stated that the powerplant and flt controls were functioning normally at the time of the accident. An on-scene investigation revealed…Aug 25, 1983 · N8511S · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83LA326Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Hatley, GAThe pilot reported that while spraying a cotton field at aprx 60 feet AGL when the engine made a popping sound and then lost power. The pilot landed in a cotton field where the aircraft rolled over on its back and was destroyed by the post impact fire.…Aug 15, 1983 · N7904 · DestroyedNTSB LAX83LA374Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S2R · Brentwood, CAThe plt reported that during touchdown, the right brake 'locked up' & the acft began to 'pull to the right'. He reported that the tail was still off the ground. In order to 'keep from going into trees' beside th rwy, he used the left brake. Subsequently, the…Aug 6, 1983 · N5523X · DestroyedNTSB FTW83LA366Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Jennings, LAThe acft nosed over during a forced landing after the engine quit shortly after takeoff. The main landing gear mired in soft plowed earth and the acft nosed over during landing. The takeoff gross weight was 5290 lbs. After the accident the engine tear down…Aug 6, 1983 · N7396 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83FIG05Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportRockwell S2R · Massey, MDWhile en route to a customer's field, at aprx 350 ft AGL over a wooded area, the engine lost power. The plt released the load, and subsequently, he landed the acft in the tree tops. During the landing, the acft sheared off a large tree, knocked another tree…Aug 5, 1983 · N8484V · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA358Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S2R · Eudora, ARWhile dispensing fertilizer, oil suddenly covered the windshield & the eng began running at reduced power. The plt made an emergency landing in a water covered rice field where the wheels hit a levee & the acft nosed over. An exam revealed that the #1 exhaust…Aug 1, 1983 · N4903X · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LA330Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Princeton, CAThe acft made a forced landing and was destroyed by fire after an engine failure during a spraying operation. The plt stated that his flagger saw black smoke during the pull-up. The smoke turned white and was observed coming from the stacks. Inspection of the…Jul 11, 1983 · N9707 · DestroyedNTSB FTW83LA320Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Dayton, TXThe agricultural acft crashed 100 ft short of the rwy after the engine failed. The plt said the engine lost power and RPM so he decided to return to the airstrip after dumping his chemical load. The engine failed completely short of the rwy. The acft hit a…Jul 4, 1983 · N48374 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA275Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Newport, ARAccording to the plt, after he took off, he was unable to maintain alt & began dumping his load of 1500 lbs of chemicals. He turned back toward the airstrip, but was forced to land short of a bean field. After touchdown, the acft rolled into a small drainage…Jun 13, 1983 · N6581 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN83LA136Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Conrad, MTThe acft landed hard and collapsed the right main landing gear during a forced landing after fuel exhaustion. During a landing to reload the pilot had handled the herbicide on-loading and a ground crewman was loading the acft fuel. The supply of 80/87 octane…Jun 9, 1983 · N23069 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83LA225Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Fort Valley, GAThe eng quit at 200 ft AGL as the plt was returning to a strip. A forced landing was made in a wheat field & the acft rolled through a narrow tree line. The carb float was found cracked & leaking.Jun 9, 1983 · N5071S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA267Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Kinder, LAThe acft collided with a tree and a levee during takeoff. The plt said the wind had shifted before or during takeoff andthe acft at rotation felt as if it stalled. The acft failed to clear a small tree and then was forced into a levee. The acft nosed over…Jun 4, 1983 · N6642K · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83FA130Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportNorth American AT-6C · Westfield, MAThe airline transport rated plt was on a low level, aerobatic waiver, competency check flt. He was scheduled to demonstrate a loop, an aileron roll, a split-s, an immelmann, a barrel roll & a 4-point hesitation roll. The minimum alt for these maneuvers was to…Jun 3, 1983 · N5286N · DestroyedNTSB ATL83LA205Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Blakely, GAShortly after takeoff, the eng sputtered, lost power & belched black & gray smoke. The plt was unable to get the acft to maintain altidude. Also, he was unable to reach an open field, so he landed on the tops of trees. An investigation revealed that the front…Jun 1, 1983 · N8476K · DestroyedNTSB FTW83LA239Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Hayes, LAThe acft ran off the rt side of the rwy and collided with a dirt embankment drng lndg roll. Brake fluid was found on the l main gear following the accd. Investigation revealed the source of the leak to be a popped o-ring in the brake actuating cylinder.May 17, 1983 · N9805 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LA207Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander 600 S-2D · Gilroy, CAPrior to takeoff, the acft was fully fueled with 100 gal of aviation gasoline & was loaded with 300 gal of non-toxic fungicidal mix. The plt took off, flew aprx 5 mi to a field, and after circling over the field, made 2 swath runs. During a procedure turn…May 1, 1983 · N1785S · DestroyedNTSB FTW83LA209Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S-2R · Cheneyville, LAAccording to the operator, the brakes failed during landing causing the acft to ground loop off of the rwy. He also stated that postcrash investigation revealed a broken brake line on the right brake which he suspects was an act of sabotage by an unknown…Apr 19, 1983 · N3644X · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83LA165Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Adams, TNThe acft nosed over during a forced landing after a power loss. The plt stated he made two swath runs when the acft lost power. Unable to maintain altitude, he dumped the load and prepared for a landing. The landing field was newlyplowed, wet and the acft dug…Apr 19, 1983 · N6618 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83LA158Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Lexington, NCThe aircraft collided with a ditch during a forced landing after power loss while on an aerial application flight. The engine failed because of loss of #2 cylinder. The cylinder head cracked and ruptured two oil lines. With the windshield covered with oil and…Apr 11, 1983 · N9782 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83LA147Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G164 A · New Church, VAThe acft swerved from a soft spot on the runway and left the runway. When the acft went into a plowed field the landing gear mired and the acft nosed over. The pilot could not see over the nose of the tailwheel acft to detect the soft spot in the runway. The…Mar 30, 1983 · N8719H · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LA148Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S-2R · Dos Palos, CAAccording to the operator, the plt landed with a quartering tailwind & directional control was lost. The acft veered offthe rwy into soft mud & flipped over.Mar 17, 1983 · N8822Q · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LA146Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S-2R · Corcoran, CAAccording to the plt, he was taking off in a x-wind condition & allowed the acft to drift off the duster strip. He stated that he decided to continue the takeoff because of soft ground. The acft lifted off, then settled & the gear struck a levee. The plane…Mar 17, 1983 · N4187X · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LA128Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Williams Afb, AZWhile on a spray run, the eng lost power. Subsequently, the acft was damaged during a forced landing.Mar 6, 1983 · N4529 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX83LA115Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G164A · Mendota, CAThe acft collided with wires and crashed during and aerial application flight. The acft stalled after hitting the wires with the left wing and was out of control when it hit the ground and nosed over. The pilot said he had 3 miles visibility. He was also…Feb 22, 1983 · N8679H · DestroyedNTSB LAX83LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G164 · Avenal, CADuring a landing after a spraying operation, the right brake failed and the aircraft collided with a berm before nosing over. The pilot said the right brake failed to keep aircraft on the runway when the rudder became ineffective. The 'o' ring part number an…Feb 11, 1983 · N728Y · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G164A-450 · Clyde, TXThe acft collided with a powerline and crashed during a forced landing after a engine failure. The pilot reported that he was pulling out from a swath run when the engine cut out,backfired and started running again. The pilot decided to return to elmdale, on…Jan 8, 1983 · N7843 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83LA048Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American AT-6D · Granville, PAAircraft on cross-country flight ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing in a field and collided with a few scattered apple trees. Ironically there was an airport adjacent to the landing site. The pilot had encountered cloud cover at his destination and…Jan 5, 1983 · N29947 · DestroyedNTSB CHI83FA069Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNorth American T-6G · Genoa City, WIPrior to the accident the acft flew over the arpt at tree-top level with the gear retracted. The acft then landed. After spending about 15 min on the ground the plts took off to the west. The gear was retracted immediately after takeoff & the acft remained…Jan 2, 1983 · N3168G · Destroyed