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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164B · King City, CA · July 3, 2000

Date: July 3, 2000 · 09:45 local
Place: King City, CA
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N48456
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX00LA246
Reported as: Scwzer G164B

N48456Registration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 29B · Built 1976 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 3, 2000 Mr. Robert contrell, pilot-in-command of Grumman G-164B ag cat N48456, conducting a sulpher dusting operation under 14 CFR part 137, five miles south of King City, califorina. During the third pass of the field he was dusting, the engine of N48456 lost power. Mr. Cantrell executed an emergency landing on a nearby perimeter road. During the landing, as the tail of the aircraft was settling, the right wing began digging into a three to four foot sand berm on the shoulder of the narrow road. This caused the aircraft to pull to the right and into the embankment. Fire started in the engine compartment on impact, iginiting the sulphur and fuel, totally destroying the aircraft. Mr. Cantrell a commerical certificated pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The takeoff was from an unimproved airstrip following reloading and refueling of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 3, 2000 MR. ROBERT CONTRELL, PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF GRUMMAN G-164B AG CAT N48456, CONDUCTING A SULPHER DUSTING OPERATION UNDER 14 CFR PART 137, FIVE MILES SOUTH OF KING CITY, CALIFORINA. DURING THE THIRD PASS OF THE FIELD HE WAS DUSTING, THE ENGINE OF N48456 LOST POWER. MR. CANTRELL EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A NEARBY PERIMETER ROAD. DURING THE LANDING, AS THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SETTLING, THE RIGHT WING BEGAN DIGGING INTO A THREE TO FOUR FOOT SAND BERM ON THE SHOULDER OF THE NARROW ROAD. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND INTO THE EMBANKMENT. FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON IMPACT, IGINITING THE SULPHUR AND FUEL, TOTALLY DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. MR. CANTRELL A COMMERICAL CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE TAKEOFF WAS FROM AN UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIP FOLLOWING RELOADING AND REFUELING OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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 LAX00LA246Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKing City, CAThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Jul 3, 2000 · Destroyed

Other reports on N48456 · 1

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

Incident 19980207002949IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Salinas, CANarrative: N48456, Grumman model G164B, after landing Salinas, CA. Airport runway 13, the aircraft exited at taxiway d, and encountered a 40 knot gust of wind. The aircraft flipped over on its nose at 071030PST. Minor damage to propeller and wing tip, no…Feb 7, 1998 · Minor damage