ST. IGNATIUS, MT, USA
N9282R
CESSNA A188B
AN AG PLT WAS SPRAYING A FIELD NEAR THE LOCAL ARPT, AT 100 FEET AGL. DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG AND STOPPED. THE PLT LEVELED THE ACFT, SELECTED A LANDING SITE AND LANDED. DURING THE ROLL OUT, THE ACFT CROSSED AN IRRIGATION DITCH AND HIT A FENCE. THE LEFT GEAR WAS REMOVED BY A FENCE POST AND THE ACFT SKIDDED, RIGHT WING FIRST, TO A STOP. A POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED A FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT. A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED IN FEBRUARY, 1987, WARNED OF SOME PREVIOUS FAILURES OF CRANKSHAFTS IN THIS ENGINE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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