- Date
- March 5, 1990, 10:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mattson, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5416Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900305029439A
- Case key
- 32630
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Probable cause
The no. 6 cylinder which cracked across the top from one spark plug hole to the other, resulting in the loss of engine power.
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
Shortly after takeoff, the plt reported that the eng lost power. He then dumped the load of chemical & after touchdown in the plowed field during the forced landing, the acft nosed over. Exam of the eng revealed that the no.6 cylinder cracked across the top from one spark plug hole to the other. This resulted in the loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5416
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1030
- Airframe hours
- 7,177
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Howard Flying Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Howard Flying Service, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 30, 1989 · 41 hours before
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 4,820 total · 3,021 in this make and model · 4,670 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GWO, 43 nm away
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 N5416 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.