Grumman-Schweizer G-164 N8842H

Summary

On 7 August 1996 at about 16:19 local time, a Grumman-Schweizer G-164 registered N8842H was involved in an accident near Grant, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 August 1996 at 16:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Grant, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

40.8409, -101.7200

Aircraft

Grumman-Schweizer G-164

Registration

N8842H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI96LA281

Nobody was injured.

fatigue failure and subsequent catastrophic failure of the number nine cylinder. A factor was the corn.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported he was at an altitude of 41 feet, entering his eighth swath run, when the number nine cylinder 'exploded.' The windscreen became covered with oil. He made a shallow turn to avoid a rotary irrigation system and made a forced landing in a corn field. During the forced landing, the left wing impacted the corn and the landing gear 'started sinking into the mud.' The airplane 'spun around' sustaining substantial damage to the lower wings, fuselage, and left wing support struts. Examination of the airplane revealed the number nine cylinder was fractured between the barrel and the head. Evidence of fatigue cracking was evident around the entire circumference of the head. The major fatigue zones accounted for approximately 25 percent of the fracture surface.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.