REDWOOD, MS, USA
N3165A
AIR TRACTOR AT-301
THE AGRICULTURAL PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOP POWER AND BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. HE ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING TO A SOFT FIELD AND THE LANDING GEAR AND TAIL EMPENAGE WERE DAMAGED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE NO. 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST HOUSING HAD FAILED IN FATIGUE THROUGH THE PRESS FIT BUSHING IN THE LUG BORE.
IMPROPER MAINTENANCE OF THE AIRPLANE BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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