On May 23, 1984, a Grumman G-164A (registration N5368) was involved in an aviation accident near Williams, CA. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The failure of the carburetor float shaft retaining mechanism due to a broken safety wire, which resulted in engine power loss and the subsequent forced landing. This summary draws on records from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive.
Following an engine power loss shortly after departure, the pilot executed a forced landing in a freshly plowed field. The aircraft nosed over upon impact, with damage traced to a broken safety wire on the carburetor float shaft.
Shortly after departing the airfield, the engine lost power and the pilot was unable to restart it. He landed in a soft, freshly plowed field. After rolling about 50 ft, the acft nosed over.
An exaM revealed that the shaft which holds the float assembly in the carburetor came loose. The safety wire that held the shaft in place was broken.
The failure of the carburetor float shaft retaining mechanism due to a broken safety wire, which resulted in engine power loss and the subsequent forced landing.
Following an engine power loss shortly after departure, the pilot executed a forced landing in a freshly plowed field. The aircraft nosed over upon impact, with damage traced to a broken safety wire on the carburetor float shaft.
The accident on 23 May 1984 involved a Grumman G-164A, registration N5368, at Williams, CA.
The failure of the carburetor float shaft retaining mechanism due to a broken safety wire, which resulted in engine power loss and the subsequent forced landing.
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