Grumman G-164 N73646

Summary

On 19 June 1985 at about 19:00 local time, a Grumman G-164 registered N73646 was involved in an accident near Glenn, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 June 1985 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Glenn, California, United States

Coordinates

39.6005, -122.0192

Aircraft

Grumman G-164

Registration

N73646

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Glenn → Willlows

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX85LA284

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING INITIAL CLIMB ON AN AG FLIGHT THE PLT REPORTED EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF ENG POWER. FROM THE ACFT'S ALT OF 30 FT AGL THE PLT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING BUT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALT TO NEGOTIATE A TURN BACK TOWARD THE ROAD FROM WHICH HE HAD DEPARTED. DURING THE TURN THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A BERM & NOSED OVER. EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED CRACKS IN CYL #7, WHICH RESULTED IN IMPROPER COMBUSTION & A LOSS OF PWR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.