Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM N8080K

Summary

On 7 May 2009 at about 20:45 local time, a Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM registered N8080K, operated by O Brien Flying Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Iowa, Louisiana, 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

7 May 2009 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Iowa, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

O'Brien Flying Service Airport (LA71)

Coordinates

30.2242, -93.0000

Aircraft

Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM

Registration

N8080K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

O Brien Flying Service Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Iowa → Iowa

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA283

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power due to the Number 8 cylinder head cracking and separating from the barrel.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During initial takeoff from a private airfield, the single-engine agricultural airplane experienced a substantial loss of engine power. The pilot was unable to restore engine power and performed a forced landing to a field. During the landing roll-out the airplane collided with a levy, nosed over, and caught fire. The pilot was able to egress the airplane uninjured before the airplane was consumed by the postimpact fire. The airplane had been fully fueled and loaded with applicant. An inspection of the engine revealed that the Number 8 cylinder assembly cracked through the spark plug holes, resulting in the cylinder head separating from the barrel in flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.