- Date
- September 3, 1983, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Morse, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7699Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830903046269A
- Case key
- 21042
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a climbing turn after takeoff, the eng lost power & started smoking lightly. The plt dumped his chemical load & was able to clear a set of power lines. He then made a forced landing in a flooded rice field where the acft nosed over. An investigation revealed that 1 of 3 bearings, pn 12768, on the impeller shaft of the eng blower had failed. This allowed the shaft to shift forward & rub holes in the collector case assembly, which resulted in the eng failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7699
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1004
- Airframe hours
- 5,129
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Lewis Flying & Maintenance Ser
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 5,480 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 5,400 as pilot in command · 130 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7699 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.