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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164B · Edwards, MS · June 20, 1997

Date: June 20, 1997 · 18:40 local
Place: Edwards, MS
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: KZYG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6816Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA190
Reported as: Scwzer G164B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total5,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N6816QRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2002 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 320B · Built 1977 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On pullup from spray run engine quit. Landed in farm field. Overshort into trees. Right magneto drive gear failed. (-23) aircraft N6816Q had to make a forced landing in a beanfield due to loss of power. The a/c traveled about 750 ft. after touch-down, and hit some trees, causing substantial damage to the a/c. at the accident scene the engine ran rough. The r/h magneto was found to be malfunctioning, caused by a striped gear inside the magneto.

As the FAA filed it

ON PULLUP FROM SPRAY RUN ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN FARM FIELD. OVERSHORT INTO TREES. RIGHT MAGNETO DRIVE GEAR FAILED. (-23) AIRCRAFT N6816Q HAD TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A BEANFIELD DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. THE A/C TRAVELED ABOUT 750 FT. AFTER TOUCH-DOWN, AND HIT SOME TREES, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE A/C. AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH. THE R/H MAGNETO WAS FOUND TO BE MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSED BY A STRIPED GEAR INSIDE THE MAGNETO.

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 MIA97LA190Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEdwards, MSfailure of the distributor drive gear in the right magneto, resulting in loss of engine power and a forced landing. The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor.Jun 20, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6816Q · 2

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

Accident 20010731025859AEdison, GA(-23) Pilot stated he took on fuel and tanked for second flight, taxied out take off roll rotation and engine backfired two or three times and quit. Negotiated steep turn to miss trees to land on road, aircraft stalled after turn, nosed down sustaining…Jul 31, 2001 · No damage Accident 19940520012089ALow Level Operations · Memphis, TNStruck a dyke during spray run separated left main gear. Landed hard surface runway. Nosed over.May 20, 1994 · Substantial damage