Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary SEA85LA146

TWIN FALLS, ID, USA

Aircraft #1

N6762K

GRUMMAN 164B

Analysis

A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION DUE TO A CRACK AROUND ONE OF THE CYLINDERS. WHILE THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DUMP CHEMICALS, THE ACFT SETTLED ONTO THE GROUND TEARING OFF THE RT MAIN GEAR. THE PLT THEN FLEW ON TO TWIN FALLS TO LAND. THE ACFT FLIPPED INVERTED DURING THE LANDING.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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