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NTSB investigations: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series, 1988

42 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 LAX89DUM03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Blythe, CAThe pilot stated that the engine lost power on a 'spray pass.' He then executed a forced landing straight ahead and nosed over after touchdown in a cotton field. Investigation revealed an elbow fitting connecting the main fuel supply line and the carburetor…Nov 10, 1988 · N10219 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL89LA008Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American T-6G · West Jefferson, NCDuring a landing attempt, the pilot lost directional control and veered off the right side of runway 27. The pilot reported applying opposite braking with negative results. The airplane examination failed to disclose any system problem.Oct 8, 1988 · N7704C · Substantial damageNTSB ATL88DKG15Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportRockwell S2R · Pelham, GAThe crop duster had completed the third swath run of the morning when the engine began to lose power. The plt released the contents of the hopper and made a forced landing in a soybean field. During the landing roll, the airplane nosed over and a ground fire…Aug 30, 1988 · N4887X · DestroyedNTSB ATL88DKG14Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportAyres Thrush S2R · Ochlocknee, GAShortly after takeoff the pilot allowed the nose to drop resulting in a collision with the ground. The airplane hit the ground, right wing first, and traveled about 500 feet before stopping. The pilot had been spraying methyl parathion all day and stated he…Aug 26, 1988 · N4006P · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Elaine, ARDuring an aerial application operation, the pilot said that immediately after breaking ground on takeoff, the engine quit. He attempted to re-land on the remaining available runway, but ran off the end, hitting a ditch and nosing over. Cause of the engine…Aug 22, 1988 · N6661Q · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Gillett, ARWhile en route to engage in an aerial application operation, the plt said the engine began to misfire and cut out. Unable to correct the malfunction, the plt dumped his chemical load and began returning to the departure airstrip. En route, he felt he would…Aug 20, 1988 · N6567 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX88DVA12Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAyres S2R · Kerman, CADrg an aerial application flt, the eng lost power & a fire started in the eng compartment when a fuel line failed, just forward of the fire wall. The plt made a successful landing in an open field, but the acft was substantially damaged due to the fire.Aug 20, 1988 · N8930Q · Substantial damageNTSB MIA88LA258Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301A · Shelby, MSWhile on an aerial application flt during the ground roll to takeoff, the forwardmost of two main gear clamp block bolts of the rt main landing gear failed. The gear trailed aft. The inboard main gear large bolt failed. The acft travelled off the rwy into a…Aug 19, 1988 · N73089 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA158Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Humphrey, ARWhile attempting to land on a narrow dirt road bordered by crops, the plt said he contacted the high vegetation on the right side. The acft began to veer to the right. The plt attempted to steer to the left and veered off the roadway into a ditch and nosed…Aug 16, 1988 · N8405K · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA159Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S-2R · Swifton, ARShortly after takeoff during an aerial application operation, the pilot said he was unable to establish a positive climb. After traveling about 1 mile, he elected to dump his dry fertilizer load. When he dumped the load, the increased aerodynamic drag caused…Aug 15, 1988 · N8856Q · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88DRD18Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Rayne, LAAt the end of a swath run, the ag pilot pulled the airplane up and to the left to start a turn-around. The upper left wing struck a steel guy-cable of a 300 foot tower. The airplane made several turns of an inverted flat-spin before water impact into an eight…Aug 14, 1988 · N979X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88DRD17Accident · No injuriesFinal reportSchweizer G-164A · Mangham, LAThe ag airplane was spraying cotton when the engine started to vibrate. Pilot pulled airplane up and vibration was so bad power had to be reduced. Pilot made a forced landing in a muddy field. The left wing caught in tall grass and airplane cartwheeled. Pilot…Aug 14, 1988 · N7234 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88DPG02Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportSnow 600-S2C · Almyra, ARTwo ag aircraft were spraying the same field. According to several witnesses, 1671S was heading south and 3660X was heading east. Both aircraft were actively engaged in the spraying operation but did not seem to the witnesses to be coordinating with each…Jul 30, 1988 · N1671S · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB LAX88DVG09Accident · No injuriesFinal reportSchweizer G-164B · Robbins, CADuring landing roll, after an aerial application flight, the sprayboom became entangled in weeds. The airplane ground looped and nosed over. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane at the time of the accident.Jul 30, 1988 · N3633C · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S2R · O'Kean, ARWhile performing an aerial application operation, the plt said he experienced a total powerplant failure. He attempted an emergency ldg in a cultivated rice field. During the ldg attempt, the aircraft sustained substantial damage to the propeller, landing…Jul 28, 1988 · N3665X · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G164B · Knobel, ARThe plt said he had just completed an aerial application operation and was returning to his base airfield to re-load. While in a low level cruise, the engine quit abruptly, and an emergency ldg was attempted in a soft, muddy soy bean field. During the ldg…Jul 26, 1988 · N2500W · Substantial damageNTSB MIA88FA232Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportRockwell S2R · O'Brien, FLThe purpose of the flt was to spray a soybean field about 1/2 mi n of the airstrip. There are no known witnesses to the crash, but a person in the area heard the eng 'pop', then eng sound ceased; seconds later the sound of impact was heard. The acft struck…Jul 24, 1988 · N4222X · DestroyedNTSB MKC88LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S2R · Brinkley, ARDuring the take-off roll for an aerial application operation, the pilot said he lost his left wheel braking capability. He continued the take-off, flew to the farm field to be treated, applied the load, then returned to a near by alternate landing strip…Jul 23, 1988 · N4080X · Substantial damageNTSB LAX88DUM05Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Niland, CAJust after takeoff, the pilot made a right turn to locate the ground flaggers and to avoid transmission wires. The pilot, unable to locate the flaggers, initiated a climb to avoid wires and rising terrain. However, the airplane did not gain sufficient…Jul 22, 1988 · N8719S · Substantial damageNTSB SEA88LA135Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer G164A · Colfax, WAOn departure with a load of chemical, ag plt attempted to outclimb rising terrain ahead. The aircraft collided with terrain in a stall/mush.Jul 21, 1988 · N8974H · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S2R · Swifton, ARThe PIC was conducting ag-spray maneuvers dispensing liquid fertilizer to rice. During a procedure turn to return to the field the eng quit. The PIC chose an open field abt 60 degrees to his rt to land the aircraft. The field was wet, soft and rough. The acft…Jul 18, 1988 · N8441V · Substantial damageNTSB SEA88LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDe Havilland DHC-3 · Wrangell, AKPlt attempted flight through a mountain pass in the presence of low clouds and fog. Visual ground reference was lost and the acft collided with a snow bank. Plt cited personal and company-induced pressures as factors. Operator completed accident report.Jul 15, 1988 · N55CX · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA126Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S2R · England, ARThe plt said he had been flying under power lines during an aerial application operation, and while performing his downwind pass, an updraft caused him to collide with the bottom wires. He lost control of the aircraft and collided with the terrain.Jul 15, 1988 · N4186X · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA129Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Baker, MOWitnesses said that shortly after takeoff, the fully loaded acft appeared to be unable to climb out of ground effect. About 1.5 mile from the airstrip, the pilot began a turn back to the north. Unable to climb, he initiated action to dump his chemical load,…Jul 7, 1988 · N6848K · Substantial damageNTSB LAX88DVG07Accident · No injuriesFinal reportSnow AT-301 · Davis, CAAt the end of an aerial application flight, en route to home base, the engine quit. The pilot made an emergency landing in a field, where during the landing roll the airplane collided with a bale of hay and nosed over. Inspection of the engine revealed that…Jul 2, 1988 · N5224S · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA116Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Cotton Plant, ARThe pilot did not adequately secure the aircraft prior to hand-propping the engine. The engine started and resulted in the aircraft taxiing without a pilot at the controls. The pilot-less aircraft impacted a utility pole causing substantial damage.Jun 22, 1988 · N8644H · Substantial damageNTSB ATL88LA190Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSikorsky S-55C · Coaling, ALThe helo was approaching a helipad for landing after the last aerial application flight of the day when there was a pop and tail rotor control was lost. After several rotations about the vertical axis, the PIC landed the helo hard, collapsing the landing…Jun 7, 1988 · N883 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA108Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164-A · Wynne, ARFollowing the takeoff from a private strip near Wynne, Arkansas, the pilot reported that he failed to establish and maintain an adequate angle of climb with the heavily loaded condition of the aircraft. The aircraft impacted trees in the flight path, then…Jun 6, 1988 · N9695 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC88LA066Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDe Havilland DHC-3 · Eagle, AKThe pilot was attempting to land a heavily loaded De Havilland otter (DHC-3) on a gravel strip in rural Alaska. Upon touchdown, the pilot reported that the airplane veered slightly to the right. He unlocked the tail wheel centering device and attempted to…Jun 2, 1988 · N3125N · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88DRD06Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Abbeville, LAThe ag plt had finished spreading his load of chemicals & was landing when the left brake failed to operate. He started to apply pwr for a go-around, but the eng coughed & did not respond properly. The plt then closed the throttle & appliedrgt brake to avoid…May 28, 1988 · N7203 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88DRD02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Jennings, LAThe ag airplane was spraying over a rice field and was making a turn-around when the airplane settled into small trees and bushes. No problems were found with the airplane or powerplant.May 11, 1988 · N4708 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA88LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAyres S2R Thrush · Lind, WADuring an aerial application maneuver, a total loss of power occurred due to the number nine cylinder failing. A restart was attempted, but was unsuccessful. The pilot made a forced landing onto a very soft sandy field, where the aircraft nosed over inverted…May 10, 1988 · N5660X · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Waldenburg, ARThe acft was being positioned for an aerial application operation. While landing, the acft struck a 1.5 ft levee at the end of the private grass strip. Subsequently, the main gear sheared off, the wings were buckled & the prop was damaged.May 6, 1988 · N6782K · Substantial damageNTSB CHI88LA106Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American AT-6D · Eden Prairie, MNWhile on an aircraft familiarization for purpose of check out, the pilot encountered a gusty crosswind on landing and failed to maintain aircraft control. The instructor pilot took over the controls, but was unable to regain directional control, and the…May 3, 1988 · N29935 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX88DVG03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportSchweizer G-164B · Gridley, CADuring an agricultural operation, the engine quit at approximately 50 feet AGL. The airplane was landed on a dirt field and nosed over. Inspection of the engine revealed that the left magneto drive gear teeth were missing and the right magneto drive gear was…May 2, 1988 · N3627Q · Substantial damageNTSB BFO88LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150J · Winchester, VAThe T-6 struck the C-150 from behind while both were taxiing for takeoff. The C-150 was stopped at the time. There was an annual fly-in being held at the arpt with about 300 acft in attendance. Ground personnel were directing ground traffic. The T-6 plt said…May 1, 1988 · N905PS · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB MIA88LA147Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Hastings, FLWhile on an aerial application flt shortly after takeoff, the eng lost power. The plt then dumped the load of fertilizer & landed the acft in a field. After touchdown it nosed over & came to rest. Examination of the eng revealed that the no. four cylinder…Apr 14, 1988 · N8841S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88DRA07Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Lissie, TXAcft experienced an eng failure shortly after t/o from a pvt strip. Acft had been recently refueled at the strip. On touchdown, the acft flipped over and slid to a stop. Investigation revealed water in the acft fuel tank and in the fuel supply tank.Apr 11, 1988 · N6620K · DestroyedNTSB FTW88DRA08Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Palacios, TXThe plt stated that following a normal landing, he applied too much brake, causing the wheels to lock up. This, in turn, caused dead grass and mud to accumulate in front of the wheels. The acft subsequently flipped over and slid to a stop inverted.Apr 2, 1988 · N8150K · Substantial damageNTSB ATL88LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American T-6G · Stockbridge, GAThe airplane landed with the left wheel locked, and subsequently nosed over during the ldg roll. Post-crash exam revealed that the left wheel could not be rotated in the fwd direction by hand, and that it could be rotated aft by hand only with considerable…Apr 2, 1988 · N9871C · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88DRG07Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Alamo, TXThe pilot experienced a total loss of engine power during climb when he made his initial power reduction. The power loss was accompanied by a loud bang. A severe postaccident ground fire melted a large portion of the engine. A partial engine teardown was…Feb 26, 1988 · N4647 · DestroyedNTSB FTW88DRG05Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAir Tractor 301 · Circleville, TXThe airplane was being ferried to a new location, and an en route refueling stop was planned. A low ceiling and low visibility set in and the pilot tried to extend the flight to a different town. The fuel was exhausted 6 miles short of a town. The airplane…Feb 17, 1988 · N3164Y · Substantial damage