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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Five Points, CA · June 21, 2015

Date: June 21, 2015 · 06:00 local
Place: Five Points, CA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: PXAG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8598H
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR15LA194
Reported as: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N8598HRegistration cancelled Jun 15, 2024 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 1429 · Built 1975 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot reported engine seized on takeoff. Made emergency landing in plowed field. Aircraft flipped over and came to rest on canopy

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE SEIZED ON TAKEOFF. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN PLOWED FIELD. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON CANOPY

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 WPR15LA194Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFive Points, CAMaintenance personnel’s improper reassembly of the engine during overhaul, which led to the failure of the supercharger-blower due to a lack of lubrication and the subsequent total loss of engine power during takeoff.Jun 21, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8598H · 4

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

Accident 19960808021619APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Caruthers, CAPartial power loss on positioning flight. Landed on road. NR3 cylinder head separated from cylinder barrel.Aug 8, 1996 · Substantial damage Accident 19810723043859ALow Level Operations · Caruthers, CAStruck powerline on pullup from spray run. Crashed inverted in adjacent field.Jul 23, 1981 · Destroyed Accident 19780811021709ATakeoff Ground Roll · CANo remarksAug 11, 1978 · Substantial damage Accident 19760922028439ALow Level Operations · Easton, CAHit guy wire flying under pwr lines.Sep 22, 1976 · Reported as Gulstm G164C · Substantial damage