MINDEN, NE, USA
N5319
GRUMMAN G-164A
APRX 5 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG QUIT & THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A NEARBY FIELD. HE DID NOT DUMP HIS LOAD OF CHEMICALS. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT LANDED HARD & WAS DESTROYED. THE PLT WAS EXPOSED TO THE CHEMICALS DURING THE CRASH LANDING. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE ENG HAD ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN STOPPAGE. A PARTIAL TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT 3 TEETH HAD BROKEN OFF OF THE IMPELLER INTERMEDIATE DRIVE GEAR, PN L515P. WHEN THE GEAR WAS REMOVED, THE ENG WOULD ROTATE NORMALLY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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