- Date
- July 3, 1986, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Okolona, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6603Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860703030629A
- Case key
- 31666
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While in cruise flt at 100 feet en route to the spraying area the engine 'spit' twice and quit completely. During a forced landing in a field the aircraft encountered mud and nosed over coming to rest inverted. The engine had 100 hours before it was to be overhauled. The cause of the failure was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6603
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 741
- Airframe hours
- 5,576
- Engine
- P&W R1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Lowry Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 20, 1985 · 38 hours before
- Departed
- Okolona, MS
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,620 total · 50 in this make and model · 2,470 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 3 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
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 N6603 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.