Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
New Haven, Illinois 62867
Sunday, July 12, 1998 8:00 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The pilot stated that there was 90 gallons of fuel on board upon departure and that he did nor hear any unusual engine sounds during the loss of engine power. He had completed spraying and was returning to his airstrip at an altitude of 150 ft above ground level for another load when the engine torque reading dropped to 30%. While attempting to increase power, the pilot reported that the engine quit at which time he then preformed an emergency landing to a muddy field Inspection of the engine found the compressor, turbine, accessory gear box and reduction gear box to rotate. The chip detector was examined and was found to be free of contaminants. The fuel lines to the engine, the fuel filter and its respective fuel bowl was unobstructed. No external contaminants were observed to be present on the igniter. The engine pneumatic lines were in place and did not possess any indications of leakage. One blade of the first stage turbine rotor and two blades of the power turbine were fractured. The compressor and turbine housing exhibited twisting without any localized outward deformations or punctures. The fuel-oil heater was found to be intact and upon internal examination a 50/50 ratio of fuel to water was estimated to be present. The high pressure fuel pump and fuel control units were examined by Pratt and Whitney under the supervision of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada and no anomalies were noted. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada concurs with the report which states, 'Dynamic tests to the Fuel Control did not identify any indications that would have precluded appropriate engine performance and goes on to say, 'The gear stage was observed to be in good condition when ignoring the damage created during the suspected field inspection of the pump'. Metallic debris was found to be present in the field inspection of the high pressure fuel filter bowl and is considered to be normal in this area.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Water contamination of the fuel system. A related factor was the swampy terrain.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/12/1998 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 800 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | NEW HAVEN |
| Event State | ILLINOIS |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 62867 |
| Event Date Year | 1998 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1054 |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | EVV |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 0 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 26 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 18 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 110 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 7 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 906 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jul 12 1998 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1428 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 11 2000 11:36AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N6731K |
| NTSB Number | CHI98LA251 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 137: Agricultural |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Grumman |
| Aircraft Model | G-164B |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | G-164B |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 442-B |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 5200 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 1 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jun 17 1998 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 26 |
| Airframe Hours | 5921 |
| ELT Installed | No |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | FRANK MORRIS PARRISH |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 3114 LOWER NEW HARMONY RD |
| Aircraft Owner City | MOUNT VERNON |
| Aircraft Owner State | IN |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 47620 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | |
| Operator City | |
| Operator State | |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | |
| Operator Code | PRRG |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Agriculture |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Unknown |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Unknown |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Unknown |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Aerial Application |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | OING |
| Departure City | MOUNT VERNON |
| Departure State | IN |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 700 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Cruise |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 0 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |