- Date
- July 9, 1992, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Grady, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N48495Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920709024539A
- Case key
- 18309
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power due to a failed cylinder. A factor was the unsuitable terrain.
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
During daylight agriculture operations the pilot heard a bang in the engine, followed immediately by a complete loss of power. At the time of the power loss the airplane was in the initial climb phase of a takeoff. The pilot attempted a forced landing to a flooded rice field and during the landing roll the airplane nosed over to the inverted position. An examination revealed that the number six cylinder had blown.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48495
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1655
- Airframe hours
- 7,046
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Bobby G. O'Briant, doing business as One Horse, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Bobby G. O'Briant
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 21, 1992 · 78 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 9,518 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 269 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.