Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW86LRD16

ABBEVILLE, LA, USA

Aircraft #1

N48592

GRUMMAN G-164B

Analysis

THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING, DUE TO LOSS OF POWER, AND THEN HAD TO FLIP THE AIRCRAFT TO PREVENT COLLIDING WITH A LATERAL (ABOVE GROUND IRRIGATION SYSTEM) WITH A WATER DEPTH OF ABOUT FOUR FEET. SUBSEQUENT ENGINE EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT AN ENGINE VALVE PUSH ROD HAD BROKEN AND RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF POWER.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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