Grumman G-164 N554Y

Summary

On 11 October 2010 at about 20:00 local time, a Grumman G-164 registered N554Y, operated by Orwick Spraying Service, was involved in an accident near Michigan, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 October 2010 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Michigan, North Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

47.8903, -98.0861

Aircraft

Grumman G-164

Registration

N554Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Orwick Spraying Service

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Michigan → Michigan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA071

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff roll following a noticeable loss of engine power due to low engine compression and a magneto failure.

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

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The pilot stated that, during an attempted takeoff of an aerial application flight, the engine did not appear to be producing as much power as he anticipated. When the airplane became airborne, about 300 feet before the departure end of the runway, it experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot lowered the nose and the airplane impacted the runway's overrun area and nosed over; it came to rest inverted about 300 feet past the departure end of the runway. A postaccident examination by Federal Aviation Administration inspectors revealed that they were unable to obtain compression in two engine cylinders. They additionally found that a magneto was inoperative; no other anomalies were found.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.