Grumman G-164A N896X

Summary

On 29 April 2011 at about 22:40 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N896X was involved in an accident near Albion, New York, 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

29 April 2011 at 22:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Albion, New York, United States

Coordinates

43.2028, -78.2553

Aircraft

Grumman G-164A

Registration

N896X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albion → Albion

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11LA290

Nobody was injured.

A bearing failure in the engine’s supercharger section, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during flight. Contributing to the accident was the soft soil of the forced landing site.

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

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The airplane sustained a total loss of engine power during the aerial application flight. The pilot maneuvered the airplane to a nearby dirt field and conducted a forced landing. Before the airplane came to a full stop it nosed over in the soft soil, damaging the left wing and vertical section of the airplane. The engine was partially disassembled by the pilot/owner. Two bearings in the collector section of the supercharger were damaged and seized, and bearing debris was observed in the collector area. Once the collector was disconnected from the engine, the crankshaft and piston moved freely. A review of the maintenance logbooks revealed no recent repairs related to the bearing failure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.