Service difficulty report · Engine · Hughes 369A

Difficulty date
July 22, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369A
Engine
Pwa PT6A65AG
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A SPRAY RUN, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE ONE HE WAS SPRAYING. THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES. OFFER OF ASSISTANCE WILL BE MADE TO THE NTSB AND THE ENGINE WILL BE INVESTIGATED BY MFG.

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