ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355720
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| Date: | Friday 20 June 1997 |
| Time: | 18:40 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164B Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | Grays Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N6816Q |
| MSN: | 320B |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5510 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Edwards, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | (M16) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The engine lost power as the pilot pulled up from an aerial application run. The pilot immediately made a forced landing in a field and was unable to stop the aircraft before it collided with trees at the end of the field. Postcrash examination of the engine showed the right magneto distributor drive gear had several gear teeth missing, and the gear would occasionally not drive the distributor. This caused the magneto to lose timing with the engine. The pilot said he did not have time to cycle the magneto switches before making a forced landing.
Probable Cause: failure of the distributor drive gear in the right magneto, resulting in loss of engine power and a forced landing. The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA97LA190
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 May 1994 | N6816Q | Private | 0 | Memphis, TN | |
sub |
| 31 July 2001 | N6816Q | Private | 0 | Edison, GA | |
sub |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 14:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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