ABBEVILLE, LA, USA
N48592
GRUMMAN G-164B
THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING, DUE TO LOSS OF POWER, AND THEN HAD TO FLIP THE AIRCRAFT TO PREVENT COLLIDING WITH A LATERAL (ABOVE GROUND IRRIGATION SYSTEM) WITH A WATER DEPTH OF ABOUT FOUR FEET. SUBSEQUENT ENGINE EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT AN ENGINE VALVE PUSH ROD HAD BROKEN AND RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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