- Date
- May 30, 1992, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mamou, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6808QGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920530017209A
- Case key
- 18506
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Probable cause
The engine failure for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain onto which the ensuing forced landing could be executed.
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 experienced a gradual power loss shortly after making his first power reduction after takeoff. His efforts to alleviate the situation were unsuccessful and shortly thereafter, the engine emitted black smoke from the exhaust and lost complete power. The airplane had not climbed above 100 feet AGL and the only terrain available for the forced landing was rice fields which were wet and soft and covered in six inches of water. The airplane nosed over on touchdown. The operator reported that the newly overhauled engine had been installed the day prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6808Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 316B
- Airframe hours
- 5,801
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Central Farmer'S Coop
- Registered owner
- Central Farmer'S Coop
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 15, 1991 · 341 hours before
- Departed
- LA25
- Destination
- LA25
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
- 58
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 14,814 total · 510 in this make and model · 14,423 as pilot in command · 509 in the last 90 days · 208 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.