Grumman-Schweizer G-164B N8498K

Summary

On 28 March 2002 at about 15:35 local time, a Grumman-Schweizer G-164B registered N8498K was involved in an accident near Ferriday, Louisiana, 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

28 March 2002 at 15:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Ferriday, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

W&E Air Service Airstrip

Coordinates

31.6278, -91.6628

Aircraft

Grumman-Schweizer G-164B

Registration

N8498K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

W&E Flying Ser. → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW02LA107

Nobody was injured.

the failure of the number three cylinder exhaust rocker arm, resulting in a total loss of engine power. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after completing a spray run and turning back to the field, "the engine started popping and eventually went dead." The pilot landed in the open cotton field he was spraying, impacted soft terrain, flipped over, and came to rest inverted. Examination of the engine revealed that the #3 cylinder exhaust rocker arm had broken approximately two-thirds of the way around the assembly.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.