19810829053529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumav G-164B · Tonopah, AZ · August 29, 1981

Date
August 29, 1981 · 17:30 local
Place
Tonopah, AZ
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6776K
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DUJ91
Reported as
Grumav G164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,427 total2,214 in this make and model754 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.

Engine quit returning to ag strip. Landed adjacent to runway, nosed over. One magneto inop, other intermittant.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT RETURNING TO AG STRIP. LANDED ADJACENT TO RUNWAY, NOSED OVER. ONE MAGNETO INOP, OTHER INTERMITTANT.

NTSB investigation

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