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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Nez Perce, ID · April 5, 2004

Date: April 5, 2004
Place: Nez Perce, ID
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: K3KG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N48564
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA04LA065
Reported as: Scwzer G164A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,653 total3,768 in this make and model179 in the last 90 days

N48564Registration cancelled Aug 30, 2004 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 1675 · Built 1976 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A

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What happened

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(-23) On April 5, 2004 at approximately 0820 hours, a Grumman G-164A N48564 piloted by Mr. Ken kuther, lost power at an altitude of approximately 200 feet AGL. Mr. Kuther made an emergency landing in a field near the Nez Perce airport (OS5). The aircraft was substantially damaged with the left hand gear failed, the aircraft flipped over on its back, the engine broke from its mounting, and a resultant fire that was immediately put out by first responders. No.7 cylinder broke near the top of the cylinder barrel resulting in backfiring into the induction system causing a complete loss of power. The aircraft had just departed from the airport with a full load of fertilizer and the pilot was in the process of dumping the load when the aircraft contacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 5, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 0820 HOURS, A GRUMMAN G-164A N48564 PILOTED BY MR. KEN KUTHER, LOST POWER AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL. MR. KUTHER MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR THE NEZ PERCE AIRPORT (OS5). THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WITH THE LEFT HAND GEAR FAILED, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK, THE ENGINE BROKE FROM ITS MOUNTING, AND A RESULTANT FIRE THAT WAS IMMEDIATELY PUT OUT BY FIRST RESPONDERS. NO.7 CYLINDER BROKE NEAR THE TOP OF THE CYLINDER BARREL RESULTING IN BACKFIRING INTO THE INDUCTION SYSTEM CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST DEPARTED FROM THE AIRPORT WITH A FULL LOAD OF FERTILIZER AND THE PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING THE LOAD WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND.

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 SEA04LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNezperce, IDThe circumferential fracture of the number seven cylinder head while en route to an aerial fertilizer application, leading to a forced landing on soft terrain, resulting in the collapse of the right main gear leg. Factors include soft terrain at the location…Apr 5, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N48564 · 1

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

Accident 19870401008159AForced Landing · Dodge City, KSLost power. Forced landing in field next to airport. Bounced on landing and nosed over. Blower bearing had failed.Apr 1, 1987 · Substantial damage