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FAA incident report · Scwzer G-164B · Donnelly, MN · July 6, 1997

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Date
July 6, 1997 · 20:00 local
Place
Donnelly, MN
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6633K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI97LA204
Reported as
Scwzer G164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total1,500 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N6633KRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2025 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 400BAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BEngine 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.

During turn around lost power. Oil on windshield. Hard landing on road. Folded left main gear. Threw rod thru case. (-23) pilot was making turn for spray run & experienced power loss & oil on windscreen. #9 cylinder connecting rod failed causing cylinder head separation. Pilot attempted to land on dirt road west of field but aborted attempt upon seeing person walking on road. Tried to land further down road but engine stopped. Landing was hard. Hopper was dumpted prior to landing. Right gear leg broke and separated. Aircraft slid until engine dug into soft field and then aircraft flipped upside down and stopped. Pilot ok.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TURN AROUND LOST POWER. OIL ON WINDSHIELD. HARD LANDING ON ROAD. FOLDED LEFT MAIN GEAR. THREW ROD THRU CASE. (-23) PILOT WAS MAKING TURN FOR SPRAY RUN & EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS & OIL ON WINDSCREEN. #9 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD FAILED CAUSING CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATION. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON DIRT ROAD WEST OF FIELD BUT ABORTED ATTEMPT UPON SEEING PERSON WALKING ON ROAD. TRIED TO LAND FURTHER DOWN ROAD BUT ENGINE STOPPED. LANDING WAS HARD. HOPPER WAS DUMPTED PRIOR TO LANDING. RIGHT GEAR LEG BROKE AND SEPARATED. AIRCRAFT SLID UNTIL ENGINE DUG INTO SOFT FIELD AND THEN AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AND STOPPED. PILOT OK.

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 CHI97LA204Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDonnelly, MNundetermined event resulting in the broken connecting rod and cylinder.Jul 7, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6633K · 3

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

Accident 20240813017999AManeuver · Durham, CAThe pilot reported that while maneuvering under a power line he started to bank the aircraft before he was clear of the line which seperated most of the starboard wing. The aircraft impacted the ground nose first in a flooded rice field. Pictures taken of the…Aug 13, 2024 · Substantial damageAccident 19990703046169APage, ND(-23) On July 3, 1999 at 0730 local time a Grumman G-164 registered to tall towers aviation inc was damaged during takeoff fro an aerial application flight. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The pilot observed…Jul 3, 1999 · No damageAccident 19910708026729AForced/Precautionary Landing · Eloy, AZReported appealed engine lacked power on climbout. Hit ground and cartwheeled off end runway. Dark no ground lightsJul 8, 1991 · Substantial damage