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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164 · Newkirk, OK · March 6, 1997

Date: March 6, 1997 · 09:45 local
Place: Newkirk, OK
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: G5GG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N527Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA117
Reported as: Scwzer G164
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,634 total550 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

N527YRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 1999 · Grumman G-164S/N 164 Airframe modelGrumman G-164

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What happened

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Lost power and engine vibration on spray run. Stalled clearing powerline. Flipped over. Supercharger had failed. (-23) at 9:54 am, kirk fitch flying G164, N527Y, was spraying fertilizer, downwind run, when engine lost power and landed in a pasture, dumped right before impact. Hit, flipped over, tore gear off, broke engine loose.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER AND ENGINE VIBRATION ON SPRAY RUN. STALLED CLEARING POWERLINE. FLIPPED OVER. SUPERCHARGER HAD FAILED. (-23) AT 9:54 AM, KIRK FITCH FLYING G164, N527Y, WAS SPRAYING FERTILIZER, DOWNWIND RUN, WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER AND LANDED IN A PASTURE, DUMPED RIGHT BEFORE IMPACT. HIT, FLIPPED OVER, TORE GEAR OFF, BROKE ENGINE LOOSE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW97LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNewkirk, OKThe partial loss of engine power due to failure of the blower (integral supercharger). A factor was the power line over which the pilot had to maneuver during the forced landing which resulted in insufficient airspeed to flare the airplane.Mar 6, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N527Y · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19890418010489ATakeoff Ground Roll · Kindred, NDLost control on takeoff roll and ground looped.Apr 18, 1989 · Substantial damage Accident 19840816041429AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Fairmont, MDAircraft engine quit on a spray run and flipped over while landing in a swamp.Aug 16, 1984 · Destroyed