# Accident 19900404007559A: Grumav STCG164, Bonham, TX, April 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1990, 13:10 local time
- Place: Bonham, TX
- Airport: Jones Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GING
- Location: 33.5810° N, 96.1802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5810&lon=-96.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48372, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48372) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV STCG164
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,028 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DPA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900404007559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED OFF END OF RUNWAY. NO REPORT ON CAUSE OF POWER LOSS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW90DPA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPA01), Apr 4, 1990: Grumman G-164B (N48372), Bonham, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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