Summary
On April 29, 1995, a Gulfstream-schweizer G-164B (N6746K) was involved in an incident near Morse, LA. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft was destroyed.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: POWER LOSS DUE TO A CRACKED INTAKE VALVE PIPE ASSEMBLY. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
On April 29, 1995, approximately 1040 central daylight time, a Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B, N6746K, was destroyed during a forced landing near Morse, Louisiana. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
The pilot told a Federal Aviation Administration inspector he had been spraying zinc fertilizer on a rice field. After making a spray pass, he pulled up and turned left to make another pass. Beyond this point, he could not remember any further details and there were no known witnesses to the accident.
This incident is documented in NTSB report FTW95LA185. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N6746K.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
POWER LOSS DUE TO A CRACKED INTAKE VALVE PIPE ASSEMBLY. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
On April 29, 1995, approximately 1040 central daylight time, a Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B, N6746K, was destroyed during a forced landing near Morse, Louisiana. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
The pilot told a Federal Aviation Administration inspector he had been spraying zinc fertilizer on a rice field. After making a spray pass, he pulled up and turned left to make another pass. Beyond this point, he could not remember any further details and there were no known witnesses to the accident. The pilot told his employer all he remembered was the airplane "just falling." In his pilot/operator report; however, the pilot said the "engine failed and aircraft lost altitude and impacted neighboring rice field."
The FAA inspector who examined the wreckage noted the propeller blades were bent straight back with no twisting. Additionally, there were no chordwise scratching on the cambered surfaces of the blades. A mechanic later found damage to the intake side of the number five cylinder. The intake valve retaining spring was missing and there were cracks in the intake pipe casting.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# FTW95LA185