TULARE, CA, USA
N8366
GRUMMAN G-164A
DURING A CLIMBING 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A NEARBY FIELD THAT HAD JUST BEEN PLOWED. WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO TURN FAR ENOUGH TO LINE THE AIRCRAFT UP WITH THE ROWS, THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AT A '20 DEGREE ANGLE' WITH THE ROWS. THE MAIN GEAR STUCK INTO THE GROUND AND THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE SOURCE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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