# Accident 19970627046059A: Grumman American Avn. G-164B, Manito, IL, June 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1997, 09:45 local time
- Place: Manito, IL
- Airport: Manito Mitchell Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.4206° N, 89.7796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4206&lon=-89.7796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7015N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7015N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. G-164B (registry code 3960203, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970627046059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 22, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE, CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THEN BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR.  POWER WAS RESTORED AND THE AIRMAN RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

## 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 CHI97LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA185), Jun 27, 1997: Pzl-Mielec M-18A (N7015N), Manito, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s).

## Other reports on N7015N (2)

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

- [Accident 20250815010979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250815010979A), Aug 15, 2025: Grumman American Avn. Corp. G-164B (N7015N), Goodland, IN, Substantial damage. On 08/15/2025 at approximately 17:00 local time, a single engine turbo-propeller Grumman G-164B, suffered a loss of engine power while performing aerial…
- [Incident 20110809021089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110809021089I), Aug 9, 2011: Grumman American Avn. Corp. G-164B (N7015N), Granville, IA, Minor damage. While conducting aerial application, the airman was completing a trim pass on the field. He encountered what he described as a small set of electrical…

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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