Aviation Accident Summary CHI92DEE04

CHANA, IL, USA

Aircraft #1

N2935W

WEATHERLY 201B

Analysis

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS RETURNING FROM AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE FORCED LANDING IN A ROUGH-SURFACED PASTURE RESULTED IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY SHOWED THE NUMBER 8 ROD HAD SEPARATED ACROSS THE I-BEAM SECTION AND FLAILED AGAINST ADJACENT PARTS OF THE ENGINE INTERIOR.

Probable Cause and Findings

FRACTURE OF A CONNECTING ROD RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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