19870427011989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RR1340REST · Gridley, CA · April 27, 1987

Date
April 27, 1987 · 08:30 local
Place
Gridley, CA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
NIDG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5644X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87DVG05
Reported as
Ayres S2RR1340REST
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total2,000 in this make and model40 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.

The aircraft struck a levee on takeoff after the engine lost power. The fuel pump was found to be malfunctioning.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LEVEE ON TAKEOFF AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE MALFUNCTIONING.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N5644X · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.