EDCOUCH, TX, USA
N45691
GRUMMAN SCHWEIZER G-164A
AFTER A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND CLIMB TO 200 FEET AGL THE PILOT REDUCED POWER AND THE ENGINE QUIT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE INTO A DRY BUT SOFT PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED 300 FEET AND THEN NOSED OVER INTO AN INVERTED ATTITUDE AND STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED AND PLACED ON A TEST STAND WHERE AN ENGINE RUN WAS CONDUCTED. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. THE REASON FOR ITS PREVIOUS STOPPAGE WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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