Aviation Accident Summary SEA92LA142

PAUL, ID, USA

Aircraft #1

N5386

Grumman-Schweizer G-164A

Analysis

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF AND AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING DURING WHICH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND WING IMPACTED A HOLE SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT AROUND APPROXIMATELY 160 DEGREES. A POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.

Probable Cause and Findings

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT POSSIBLE BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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