What happened
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(-23) On 03/04/2006 N6641Q serial number 171B, a Grumman G-164-B, operated by ark-tex aviation incorporated, texarkana, Arkansas, flown by the pilot privacy data omitted crashed after takeoff. The 828-hour commercial pilot of the single-engine agricultural application airplane, took off from a 3,500-feet long by 100-feet wide private grass strip on a northerly heading. During climb-out, as the pilot initiated a turn to the east, the engine began to vibrate and run rough, and subsequently lost power. The pilot reported that he activated the dump valve to release the insecticide payload in order to lighten its weight. The pilot then stated the airplane "rolled to the left past 80-degrees." The airplane impacted muddy terrain in a near vertical attitude. The airplane was equipped with a 5-point restrain system that held the pilot in place. The pilot suffered minor injuries with bruised chest cavity and two stitches above the left eyebrow. Examination of the radial engine by the operator revealed the number three cylinder was cracked.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 03/04/2006 N6641Q SERIAL NUMBER 171B, A GRUMMAN G-164-B, OPERATED BY ARK-TEX AVIATION INCORPORATED, TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, FLOWN BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF. THE 828-HOUR COMMERCIAL PILOT OF THE SINGLE-ENGINE AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION AIRPLANE, TOOK OFF FROM A 3,500-FEET LONG BY 100-FEET WIDE PRIVATE GRASS STRIP ON A NORTHERLY HEADING. DURING CLIMB-OUT, AS THE PILOT INITIATED A TURN TO THE EAST, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND RUN ROUGH, AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST POWER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ACTIVATED THE DUMP VALVE TO RELEASE THE INSECTICIDE PAYLOAD IN ORDER TO LIGHTEN ITS WEIGHT. THE PILOT THEN STATED THE AIRPLANE "ROLLED TO THE LEFT PAST 80-DEGREES." THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED MUDDY TERRAIN IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 5-POINT RESTRAIN SYSTEM THAT HELD THE PILOT IN PLACE. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES WITH BRUISED CHEST CAVITY AND TWO STITCHES ABOVE THE LEFT EYEBROW. EXAMINATION OF THE RADIAL ENGINE BY THE OPERATOR REVEALED THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER WAS CRACKED.
NTSB investigation
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