Grumman G-164A N6567
18 August 2011 · El Campo, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 2011 at about 14:36 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N6567, operated by Aero AG Services Inc, was involved in an accident near El Campo, Texas, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Campo, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.1895, -96.2706
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164A
- Registration
- N6567
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aero AG Services Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Garwood → El Campo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN11LA556
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Separation of the No. 3 cylinder exhaust valve rocker arm, which resulted in a loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was about 2 miles from the departure airstrip when the engine lost power. The pilot began to dump the fertilizer load and landed straight ahead in a flooded rice field. Upon touchdown, the airplane nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. Examination of the engine revealed a crack radiating from the exhaust valve rocker box on the No. 3 cylinder, where the rocker arm bolt attaches to the rocker arm. The top of the rocker box separated, causing the rocker arm to fail.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-164A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2011 | Grumman G-164A | Buttonwillow, California, United States | Vince Dusters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2011 | Grumman G-164A | Albion, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 2011 | Grumman G-164A | Hazelton, Idaho, United States | Crop Jet Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 2012 | Grumman G-164A | Egeland, North Dakota, United States | Nathan Murdoch | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2012 | Grumman G-164A | Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States | West Central Ag-Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2012 | Grumman G-164A | Riverton, Wyoming, United States | Sky Aviation Corp | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2011 | Cessna 172N | Andrews, Texas, United States | Stephan Warren Company | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 2011 | Cessna 172 | Greenville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 2011 | Cessna 310K | Angleton, Texas, United States | Arthur Hale Consulting/Instruction, LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2011 | Cessna 305A | Fredericksburg, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Fisher LANCAIR | Azle, Texas, United States | Adastral LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2011 | Mooney M20K | Cresson, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |