Aviation Accident Summary FTW88DRD01

PORT ALLEN, LA, USA

Aircraft #1

N6743Q

GRUMMAN G-164A

Analysis

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER DURING PULL-UP FROM A SWATH RUN. HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD HE WAS WORKING IN ORDER TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUE TO INADEQUATE ENGINE POWER. HE LANDED IN HIGH VEGETATION AND FLIPPED INVERTED. EXAM OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE NO. 7 CYLINDER WAS CRACKED COMPLETELY AROUND THE BARREL.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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