Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL83LA168

NEW HOPE, AL, USA

Aircraft #1

N6756Q

GRUMMAN G-164B

Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING A PULL-UPAFTER SPRAYING A FIELD THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE AND OIL BEGAN TO POUR OUT OF THE ENGINE. THEN THE ENGINE FROZE AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT NUMBER 7 CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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