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FTW82DA227

1982-06-16 · PICHER, Oklahoma, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

N450LR has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G-IV, built 1988), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT HAD JUST COMPLETED SPRAYING A FIELD AND WAS CLIMBING TO RETURN TO HIS HOME AIRSTRIP WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. HE LANDED IN A NEARBY PASTURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE WET TERRAIN BEFORE HITTING A LOW FENCE. THE MAIN GEAR CAUGHT ON THE FENCE AND THE PLANE NOSED OVER. A TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE THREE BLOWER BEARINGS, PN 12768, HAD FAILED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FLOATING GEAR AND IDLE GEARS WERE DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_FTW82DA227.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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