Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B N6772Q

Summary

On 22 July 2010 at about 20:30 local time, a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B registered N6772Q, operated by Vincent Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Alexandria, 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

22 July 2010 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Alexandria, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

31.3272, -92.5486

Aircraft

Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B

Registration

N6772Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Vincent Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alexandria → Alexandria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA426

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing an aerial application run when he observed smoke emanating from the engine. Immediately following the smoke, the engine experienced a partial loss of power. The pilot attempted to return to the airfield, but the airplane would not maintain altitude/airspeed. The pilot then elected to conduct a forced landing in the rice field. During the landing, the airplane rolled for 50-150 yards and nosed over, coming to rest inverted. A visual inspection of the engine failed to identify the reason for the loss of engine power. At the time of writing, the pilot had not returned a completed NTSB Form 6120.1, (The Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report), as requested.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.