ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357403
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 May 1996 |
| Time: | 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Downtown Airport Inc. |
| Registration: | N6620Q |
| MSN: | 1693 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2510 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340-AN-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vineland, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | (28N) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After performing a number of previous aerial application flights, the airplane was loaded with a chemical pesticide, and the pilot initiated a takeoff from runway 20. Immediately after liftoff, the engine began missing, smoking, and backfiring violently. When the pilot was not able to maintain airspeed, he dropped the 207 gallons of pesticide, and made a forced landing straight ahead in a freshly plowed field. During the landing, the main gear sank into the topsoil, and the airplane nosed over. Examination of the engine revealed that the number eight cylinder head was cracked open from the forward spark plug boss to the rear spark plug boss, and the crack had progressed down to the cylinder barrel.
Probable Cause: failure of the number 8 cylinder, which resulted in loss of engine power, a forced landing in soft terrain, and subsequent nose over of the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC96LA105
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 May 1982 | N6620Q | Shenandoah | Frederick, MD | |
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| 23 July 2006 | N6620Q | Downstown Aero Crop Service Inc. | 0 | Vineland, New Jersey | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 17:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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