- Date
- June 17, 1986, 14:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place
- Abbeville, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N48592Grumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860617025449A
- Case key
- 22140
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated he made a successful forced landing, due to loss of power, and then had to flip the aircraft to prevent colliding with a lateral (above ground irrigation system) with a water depth of about four feet. Subsequent engine examination revealed that an engine valve push rod had broken and resulted in the loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48592
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 74B
- Airframe hours
- 2,595
- Engine
- P&W 1340-AN1, 650 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Harrington Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Ronald J. Harrington
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 22, 1986 · 63 hours before
- Departed
- OR3 · Abbeville, LA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,384 total · 1,234 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N48592 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.