Grumman G-164A N6583

Summary

On 7 July 2012 at about 18:00 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N6583, operated by Nathan Murdoch, was involved in an accident near Egeland, 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

7 July 2012 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Egeland, North Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Cando Municipal Airport (9D7)

Coordinates

48.6264, -99.0972

Aircraft

Grumman G-164A

Registration

N6583

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Nathan Murdoch

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cando Municipal → Cando Municipal

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12LA458

Nobody was injured.

The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he made two aerial application passes over the wheat field. During the reversal turn on the second pass, the airplane cleared a set of power lines and began to settle. The pilot applied full throttle, but the engine did not respond. He flared the airplane and completed a forced landing to the wheat field. During the landing, the landing gear failed, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The examination of the two propeller blades revealed that they both exhibited leading edge gouges, chordwise scratches, and blade twisting, which is consistent with the engine operating at the time of ground impact. The atmospheric conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to the accumulation of carburetor ice while operating at a sustained idle engine power setting. However, the engine power setting used during the aerial application flight would have been significantly higher than an idle engine setting; therefore, it is unlikely that carburetor ice accumulated during the accident flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.