Accident Grumman G-164A Turbo Ag-Cat N4450, Friday 23 April 2010

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Date:	Friday 23 April 2010
Time:	12:30 LT
Type:	Grumman G-164A Turbo Ag-Cat
Owner/operator:	Larry Wright
Registration:	N4450
MSN:	1048
Year of manufacture:	1973
Total airframe hrs:	11600 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney PT6
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Madera, California - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:	Lodi, CA (1O3)
Destination airport:	Fresno-Chandler Airport, CA (FCH/KFCH)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot was ferrying the newly-purchased agricultural airplane to his home airport. Approximately 1 hour since fueling, the engine lost power. Despite the pilot's attempts to restart the engine, he was forced to land the airplane in an agricultural field. A postaccident examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal any mechanical anomalies that would have resulted in a loss of engine power.

Probable Cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Accident investigation: