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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm G-164 · Ashford, AL · September 1, 1979

Date
September 1, 1979 · 16:00 local
Place
Ashford, AL
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N617U
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FKJ65
Reported as
Gulstm G164
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,457 total855 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power during spray run. Landed in field. Flipped over. Found broken valve and hole in cylinder.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING SPRAY RUN. LANDED IN FIELD. FLIPPED OVER. FOUND BROKEN VALVE AND HOLE IN CYLINDER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.