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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumav G-164B · Billings, OK · April 9, 1981

Date
April 9, 1981 · 08:15 local
Place
Billings, OK
Airport
Billings
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N48478
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FPJ16
Reported as
Grumav G164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Claimed engine not full power on takeoff. No engine defects found. Hot day, heavy load. Pilot did not abort in time

As the FAA filed it

CLAIMED ENGINE NOT FULL POWER ON TAKEOFF. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. HOT DAY, HEAVY LOAD. PILOT DID NOT ABORT IN TIME

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.