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April 29, 1995 · Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B · N6746K

Morse, LA

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
April 29, 1995
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Morse, LA
Aircraft
Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B
Tail Number
N6746K
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
FTW95LA185

AFTER MAKING ONE SPRAY PASS, THE PILOT PULLED UP TO MAKE ANOTHER PASS. DURING THE MANEUVER, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED AN ADJACENT FIELD. A MECHANIC WHO EXAMINED THE ENGINE REPORTED FINDING DAMAGE ON THE INTAKE SIDE OF THE #5 CYLINDER, THE INTAKE VALVE RETAINING SPRING MISSING, AND CRACKS IN THE INTAKE PIPE CASTING.

NTSB Probable Cause

POWER LOSS DUE TO A CRACKED INTAKE VALVE PIPE ASSEMBLY. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

Full Narrative

On April 29, 1995, approximately 1040 central daylight time, a Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B, N6746K, was destroyed during a forced landing near Morse, Louisiana. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot told a Federal Aviation Administration inspector he had been spraying zinc fertilizer on a rice field. After making a spray pass, he pulled up and turned left to make another pass. Beyond this point, he could not remember any further details and there were no known witnesses to the accident. The pilot told his employer all he remembered was the airplane "just falling." In his pilot/operator report; however, the pilot said the "engine failed and aircraft lost altitude and impacted neighboring rice field." The FAA inspector who examined the wreckage noted the propeller blades were bent straight back with no twisting. Additionally, there were no chordwise scratching on the cambered surfaces of the blades. A mechanic later found damage to the intake side of the number five cylinder. The intake valve retaining spring was missing and there were cracks in the intake pipe casting.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time10:40 CDT
Nearest Airport0nm
Runway0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftGulfstream-Schweizer G-164B
Tail NumberN6746K
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
Operating RulePart 137
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsP&W · R-1340-AN1 · Reciprocating · 600
Seats1

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 39 · Second Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind200° @ 15 kt
Visibility7 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point63 F
Altimeter29.00 inHg
Observation Time16:54
Weather SourceWFAC

Appendix: Source Data