Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B N6676Q

Summary

On 30 July 2012 at about 21:00 local time, a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B registered N6676Q, operated by McClung Aerial Spraying, was involved in an accident near Big Springs, Nebraska, 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

30 July 2012 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Big Springs, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

41.0596, -102.0698

Aircraft

Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B

Registration

N6676Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

McClung Aerial Spraying

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Big Springs → Big Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA497

Nobody was injured.

The total loss of engine power as a result of the pilot inadvertently shutting the engine off. Contributing to the accident was the modification to the engine control layout.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Shortly after takeoff, the pilot adjusted the engine controls of the agricultural airplane for cruise flight. The airplane’s engine then lost power, and the pilot conducted a forced landing in a corn field. The airplane’s engine had previously been converted to another version of the engine. As a result of the conversion, the airplane had a different throttle quadrant; the engine controls were reversed from the previous propeller and mixture layout. The pilot reported that he inadvertently shut the engine off while adjusting the engine for cruise flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.