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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Yuba City, CA · April 30, 2005

Date: April 30, 2005 · 09:35 local
Place: Yuba City, CA
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: V25G
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5304
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05LA152
Reported as: Scwzer G164A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,300 total7,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N5304Registration cancelled May 31, 2017 · Grumman G-164AS/N 593 · Built 1969 Airframe modelGrumman G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Following take-off (at 60 feet above ground level) a loud bang was heard followed by a major loss of engine power that would not allow the aircraft to maintain altitude. The aircraft incurred substantial damage while making an emergency landing in a dry rice field. Engine inspection revealed a fracture between the two spark plug holes of the number seven engine cylinder. Total engine and cylinder time since overhaul was 1373 hours. The pilot suffered minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FOLLOWING TAKE-OFF (AT 60 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL) A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY A MAJOR LOSS OF ENGINE POWER THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE AIRCRAFT TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A DRY RICE FIELD. ENGINE INSPECTION REVEALED A FRACTURE BETWEEN THE TWO SPARK PLUG HOLES OF THE NUMBER SEVEN ENGINE CYLINDER. TOTAL ENGINE AND CYLINDER TIME SINCE OVERHAUL WAS 1373 HOURS. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

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 LAX05LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYuba City, CAa partial loss of engine power due to multiple cracks in the number 7 cylinder. The reasons for the cracks were not determinedApr 30, 2005 · Substantial damage