# Incident 20081117852139I: Gulstm G73, Sutcliffe, NV, November 17, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2008, 17:30 local time
- Place: Sutcliffe, NV
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9461° N, 119.6305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sutcliffe, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9461&lon=-119.6305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7356, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-73 (registry code 3951802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-73) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G73
- Reported engine: PWA PW1340AN1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 370 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081117852139I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING A FLIGHT FROM WMC TO RNO, AND DURING THE CRUISE PHASE OF OPERATION, THE LEFT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER.  AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED ON PYRAMID LAKE, NEVADA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE THE NR 3 CYLINDER FAILED IN THE AREA OF THE EXHAUST ROCKER BOSS AND THE ROCKER SHAFT AND A PORTION OF THE CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM THE ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N7356 (4)

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

- [Incident 19790108001329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790108001329I), Jan 8, 1979: Gulstm G73 (N7356), Pahokee, FL, Substantial damage. Right gear collapsed after normal landing. Second landing since gear was overhauled.
- [Incident 19781022029689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022029689I), Oct 22, 1978: Gulstm G73 (N7356), St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Pilot diverted due to a rough engine. A cylinder had cracked and the exhaust valve was stuck closed.
- [Incident 19780925018089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780925018089I), Sep 25, 1978: Gulstm G73 (N7356), Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands, Minor damage. Engine began to run rough. Returned to harbor. Uneventful water landing.
- [Incident 19780811037329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780811037329I), Aug 11, 1978: Gulstm G73 (N7356), Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands, Minor damage. Aircraft struck object during water landing, took on water.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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