ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285741
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| Date: | Thursday 7 August 2008 |
| Time: | 19:05 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer G-164A |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N73PB |
| MSN: | 1118 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6000 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985-14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jefferson, Iowa -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Jefferson Municipal Airport, IA (EFW/KEFW) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the airplane's engine lost power and began shaking violently as the airplane was approximately mid-field downwind for landing. He stated that he had insufficient altitude to execute a power-off landing to the runway and elected to land the airplane in a farm field. He said that he flared the airplane and as the airplane settled into the corn, he applied full aft elevator but the airplane pitched nose down and flipped onto its back. He stated that he had performed a pre-flight engine run-up before the accident. He made no mention of any discrepancies noted during the run-up, takeoff, or initial climb out.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. The corn crop was a factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI08CA242
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 June 1999 | N73PB | Private | 0 | Monaville, TX | |
sub |
| 19 September 2001 | N73PB | Hicks Double L Flying Service | 0 | Eagle Lake, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2022 14:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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