N8819H

On October 15, 1997, a Grumman-schweizer G-164A (N8819H) was involved in an incident near Altus, OK. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The loss of engine power due to the cracked cylinder. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

On October 15, 1997, at 1800 central daylight time, a Grumman-Schweizer G-164A agricultural airplane, N8819H, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Altus, Oklahoma. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot, who was doing business as Brown's Flying Service of Drumright, Oklahoma. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the Title 14 CFR Part 137 local aerial application flight.

During a telephone interview conducted by the NTSB investigator-in-charge and in the attached NTSB Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, the pilot reported that the engine lost power as he was turning the airplane between spray passes.

This incident is documented in NTSB report FTW98LA016. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N8819H.