# NTSB investigations: Grumman G-164: Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW94LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA216.md): Grumman G-164A · Searcy, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1994 · N526Y · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel system. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain available to the pilot for the forced landing and his inadequate preflight inspection.
- [NTSB ATL92LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA129.md): Grumman G-164 · Donalsonville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1992 · N10273 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the aircraft, and his failure to detect water in the aircraft fuel system.
- [NTSB LAX92LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA028.md): Grumman G-164 · Pauma, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1991 · N664U · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation due to a restricted fuel tank vent line. Contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance.
- [NTSB FTW87DRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRD04.md): Grumman G-164 · Rayne, LA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 16, 1987 · N10259 · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft's engine lost power and stopped while maneuvering. The aircraft impacted a dirt bank and nosed over in soft dirt/mud during the forced landing. Water was found in the fuel system and water was also found in the fuel tank of another aircraft…
- [NTSB LAX86FVG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVG04.md): Grumman G-164 · Butte City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 7, 1986 · N10219 · Substantial damage
  > The acft made a forced landing off arpt after a power loss during takeoff. The operator stated that water was found in the fuel system.
- [NTSB LAX85LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA270.md): Grumman G-164 · Biggs, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1985 · N363Y · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that while loading the acft with spray mix he looked at his fuel quantity gage and believed he had enough fuel for one more aerial application flt. The plt continued to state that shortly after liftoff the engine quit and a forced landing was…
- [NTSB DEN84LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA179.md): Grumman G-164 · Kindred, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 1984 · N10247 · Substantial damage
  > The engine quit on the first swath run after a carburetor change. Substantial damage resulted from the forced landing. Subsequent examination of the carburetor revealed fouling by sealant material partially dissolved by fuel.
- [NTSB MKC83LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA213.md): Grumman G-164 · Odessa, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1983 · N459Y · Substantial damage
  > The acft was making an aerial application turn when according to the pilot the engine quit. The landing was made in a stubble terraced field which collapsed the left main landing gear. During the landing the acft struck the rising terrainof a terrace and…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3952702')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3952702&occurrence=353

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