Accident · 1990-08-04

NTSB case LAX90DXQ03 · Air Tractor AT-401 · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1990-08-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Air Tractor AT-401 (N45116)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: MACYS FLYING SERVICE INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MACYS FLYING SERVICE INC.

Probable cause

AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE DISTRIBUTOR.

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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