WASCO, CA, USA
N4663
GRUMMAN G-164
THE PILOT OF AN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE CAMSHAFT HAD FRACTURED. THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED 1100 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. TOTAL TIME ON THE TIME ENGINE WAS ABOUT 4218 HOURS.
A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A FRACTURE OF THE CAMSHAFT AND THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING INTO A SOFT FIELD.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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