LAMBERTSVILLE, CA, USA
N4623
GRUMMAN G-164A
THE PILOT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE 'CUT OUT' SEVERAL TIMES THEN QUIT COMPLETELY. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A PLOWED FIELD AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED FOR 4 DAYS AND DURING THIS TIME THE OPERATOR PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND TEST RUN. NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTIONS/FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO OPERATE WITHIN NORMAL PARAMETERS SET BY THE MANUFACTURER. THERE WERE NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES FOUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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