ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292028
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| Date: | Sunday 23 July 2006 |
| Time: | 05:45 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A |
| Owner/operator: | Downstown Aero Crop Service Inc. |
| Registration: | N6620Q |
| MSN: | 1693 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3504 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 AN-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vineland, New Jersey -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Vineland, NJ (28N) |
| (28N) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he had made approximately 400 aerial application flights with the airplane during the spray season, with no indications of any malfunctions. On the day of the accident, the pilot noted no anomalies during the preflight inspection or prior to takeoff. After takeoff, the pilot initiated a climbing right turn, and at approximately 100 feet above ground level, he heard a loud "bang," quickly followed by a total loss of engine power. After the loss of engine power, the pilot jettisoned the spray load that was onboard and landed straight ahead, in a plowed field. After touching down firmly, the airplane rolled out for a short distance, and then nosed over. Examination of the engine revealed evidence consistent with ingestion of a foreign object, impingement damage. Further examination, however, did not reveal any evidence of breakage or missing components, and the intake screen which was upstream of the discovered damage was in-place and not compromised. According to maintenance records, the last maintenance performed on the engine occurred 10.9 hours prior to the accident, and at the time of the accident, the engine had accrued 899 hours of operation since its most recent overhaul.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to foreign object damage for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the furrowed field.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC06LA180
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 May 1982 | N6620Q | Shenandoah | Frederick, MD | |
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| 14 May 1996 | N6620Q | Downtown Airport Inc. | 0 | Vineland, NJ | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Oct-2022 13:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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