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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Dillon, SC · September 9, 2000

Date: September 9, 2000 · 10:00 local
Place: Dillon, SC
Airport: Dillon County Airport
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N7955
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL00LA087
Reported as: Scwzer G164A

N7955Registration cancelled Sep 1, 2009 · Grumman G-164AS/N 834 · Built 1971 Airframe modelGrumman G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1Reciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) At approx. 1000 local time, pilot was spraying cotton field 5 miles west of dillin, SC, when engine made loud hiss and started cutting out. Pilot tried to make it back to Dillon airport but lost power and ditched in cotton field and flipped the a/c on its back.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROX. 1000 LOCAL TIME, PILOT WAS SPRAYING COTTON FIELD 5 MILES WEST OF DILLIN, SC, WHEN ENGINE MADE LOUD HISS AND STARTED CUTTING OUT. PILOT TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK TO DILLON AIRPORT BUT LOST POWER AND DITCHED IN COTTON FIELD AND FLIPPED THE A/C ON ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL00LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDillon, SCA total loss of engine power due to a cracked cylinder head. A factor was the emergency landing into unsuitable terrain, and the subsequent nose over.Sep 9, 2000 · Substantial damage