Grumman G-164 N520Y

Summary

On 3 July 2008 at about 18:00 local time, a Grumman G-164 registered N520Y, operated by Dennis M Grainger, was involved in an accident near Stotesbury, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 July 2008 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Stotesbury, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.0903, -94.5839

Aircraft

Grumman G-164

Registration

N520Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dennis M Grainger

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nevada → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08LA178

Nobody was injured.

Fracture of the engine's number eight cylinder barrel resulting in a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

About one hour after takeoff the agricultural airplane's engine lost partial power. Unable to maintain level flight, the pilot elected to land in a corn field. During landing the main landing gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest in an upright position and the pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted. Moments later the airplane was engulfed in a postcrash fire. An examination of the engine revealed that the partial loss of engine power was due to a fracture in the number eight cylinder barrel, below the spark plug holes.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.