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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman G-164A · Opelousas, LA · August 29, 2018

Date: August 29, 2018 · 11:30 local
Place: Opelousas, LA
Airport: Church Point Flyers Strip
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N956X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA357
Reported as: Grumman G-164A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 208 total1 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N956XRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2020 · Grumman G-164AS/N 507 · Built 1968 Airframe modelGrumman G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot took off from Church Point Flyers Strip to practice part 137 flying on his farmland. About an hour later, on his return to Church Point Flyers Strip while in straight and level flight, the engine starting losing power and then the engine quit. Pilot tried restarted the engine and stated that the engine started for a few seconds ran ruff and then quit. Pilot then decided to perform an emergency landing into a rice field. Shortly after touch down the aircraft flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM CHURCH POINT FLYERS STRIP TO PRACTICE PART 137 FLYING ON HIS FARMLAND. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, ON HIS RETURN TO CHURCH POINT FLYERS STRIP WHILE IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT, THE ENGINE STARTING LOSING POWER AND THEN THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT TRIED RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED FOR A FEW SECONDS RAN RUFF AND THEN QUIT. PILOT THEN DECIDED TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A RICE FIELD. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

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 CEN18LA357Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOpelousas, LAThe loss of two securing bolts that allowed the left magneto to move around, which disrupted the spark timing and resulted in the engine losing total power.Aug 29, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N956X · 1

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

Accident 19750509011489ATakeoff Ground Roll · Morse, LAHit rice levee.May 9, 1975 · Substantial damage