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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Fordoche, LA · March 17, 2015

Date
March 17, 2015 · 14:30 local
Place
Fordoche, LA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
3ORG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9755
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA175
Reported as
Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
803 total450 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On a pass while spraying, the pilot noticed a loss of power and smoke coming from the left side of the engine. The pilot crash landed the aircraft in a field.

As the FAA filed it

ON A PASS WHILE SPRAYING, THE PILOT NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE PILOT CRASH LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N9755 · 2

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