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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman G-164A · El Campo, TX · August 18, 2011

Date: August 18, 2011 · 09:36 local
Place: El Campo, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: KDFG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6567
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11LA556
Reported as: Grumman G-164A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,250 total20,250 in this make and model225 in the last 90 days

N6567Registration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Grumman G-164AS/N 706 · Built 1970 Airframe modelGrumman G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 08/18/2011 at 09:36 CDT, N6567 a Grumman G-164-A departed a dirt strip near El Campo Texas with intentions of conducting agricultural operations at an adjacent field. After a successful lift off and climb to approximately 100 feet, the aircraft lost a large percentage of available power. The pilot was unable to return to the takeoff point and elected to land in the nearby field. This was a rice field with approximately 1- 2 feet of water and rice stalks. The aircraft main landing gear contacted the water, the aircraft pitched forward onto the nose, and then flipped inverted, coming to rest on the top wing, and collapsing the vertical stabilizer and rudder.

As the FAA filed it

ON 08/18/2011 AT 09:36 CDT, N6567 A GRUMMAN G-164-A DEPARTED A DIRT STRIP NEAR EL CAMPO TEXAS WITH INTENTIONS OF CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS AT AN ADJACENT FIELD. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LIFT OFF AND CLIMB TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT LOST A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF AVAILABLE POWER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE TAKEOFF POINT AND ELECTED TO LAND IN THE NEARBY FIELD. THIS WAS A RICE FIELD WITH APPROXIMATELY 1- 2 FEET OF WATER AND RICE STALKS. THE AIRCRAFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE WATER, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD ONTO THE NOSE, AND THEN FLIPPED INVERTED, COMING TO REST ON THE TOP WING, AND COLLAPSING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER.

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 CEN11LA556Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEl Campo, TXSeparation of the No. 3 cylinder exhaust valve rocker arm, which resulted in a loss of engine power.Aug 18, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6567 · 3

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

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