ALAMO, TX, USA
N4647
GRUMMAN G-164A
THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMB WHEN HE MADE HIS INITIAL POWER REDUCTION. THE POWER LOSS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD BANG. A SEVERE POSTACCIDENT GROUND FIRE MELTED A LARGE PORTION OF THE ENGINE. A PARTIAL ENGINE TEARDOWN WAS PERFORMED, HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO REVEAL THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS OR THE LOUD BANG. THE EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE CONNECTING RODS, CRANKSHAFT, ETC., REMAINED INTACT. THE GROUND FIRE FOLLOWED A FORCED LNDG AND NOSEOVER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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