BEAUMONT, TX, USA
N6881K
GRUMMAN G-164B
DRG THE INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG BEGAN LOSING RPM & THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE ARPT. HE SELECTED A PASTURE AREA FOR AN EMERG LANDING, BUT THE ENG CONTD LOSING POWER. WHILE LANDING ON SOFT TERRAIN WITH TALL WET GRASS, THE ACFT NOSED OVER. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BLOWER BEARING HAD FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN THE PROGRESSIVE LOSS OF POWER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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