Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary MIA87LA254

BRISTOL, FL, USA

Aircraft #1

N6647Q

GRUMMAN G-164B

Analysis

THE ENG BEGAN LOSING POWER AS THE PLT WAS EN ROUTE TO SPRAY A FIELD. HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, DUMPED THE LOAD OF CHEMICALS & PREPARED FOR AN EMERG LANDING. WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REACH AN OPEN FIELD, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH 100 FOOT TREES, THEN CRASHED IN THE FIELD. NO REASON WAS FOUND FOR THE LOSS OF POWER.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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