S. OF ECHO, OR, USA
N4897
GRUMMAN G-164A
DURING A SPRAY RUN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. AFTER PULLING UP TO 100 FEET AGL AND TURNING 90 DEGREES THE ENGINE CEASED TO OPERATE. THE PILOT COMPLETED A FORCED LANDING IN A NEARBY SOFT WHEAT FIELD AND AFTER ROLLING APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET THE AIRCRAFT BECAME INVERTED. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER 6 CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE CYLINDER HEAD AND IN THE AREA OF AN OLD CRACK.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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