# NTSB investigations: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B, 1986

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 MKC87LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA028.md): Grumman-Schweizer G-164B-600 · Earle, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 1986 · N6898Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that the powerplant was performing normally during initial climb when, suddenly, the engine experienced a power loss after backfiring. Immediate remedial action resulted in a partial power output but not enough to sustain flight. Emergency…
- [NTSB MKC87LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA011.md): Grumman G164B · Memphis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 1986 · N6608Q · Destroyed
  > The aerial application acft was en route to seed a wheat field when smoke came into the cockpit. The plt made a precautionary landing on a blacktop road. The road was the best available, but was not adequate and acft flipped forward to the inverted position.…
- [NTSB MIA86FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA202.md): Grumman G-164B · Sidon, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1986 · N48593 · Destroyed
  > The right wings of the ag operator's bi-plane collided with the ground support cables of a 322 ft high microwave tower while on a base leg for landing. The right wings separated & the acft crashed & burned killing the plt. The 25000 hr plt knew of the tower…
- [NTSB MIA86FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA200.md): Grumman G-164B · Vega Baja, PR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1986 · N6915K · No damage
  > The plt of the Grumman ag cat allowed 2 parachutists to board the resticted catagory acft for a parachute jumping flt. Each parachutist was positioned on a wing with his arm crooked around the respective wing center strut. After takeoff, the parachutist on…
- [NTSB FTW86LRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRD15.md): Grumman G-164B · Church Point, LA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 24, 1986 · N48585 · Substantial damage
  > The acfts left wingtip caught in weeds during takeoff and the acft was pulled left. The plt had turned to avoid a wet spot on the airstrip and contacted the high weeds then swerved into a rice levee.
- [NTSB FTW86LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA113.md): Grumman G-164 · Palacios, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1986 · N48398 · Substantial damage
  > During the ground run portion of the takeoff, the acft contacted a mud hole which resulted in it veering off the grass and into bushes alongside the strip. The plt did not select suitable terrain for the takeoff.
- [NTSB FTW86LRD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRD16.md): Grumman G-164B · Abbeville, LA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 17, 1986 · N48592 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated he made a successful forced landing, due to loss of power, and then had to flip the aircraft to prevent colliding with a lateral (above ground irrigation system) with a water depth of about four feet. Subsequent engine examination revealed…
- [NTSB MKC86LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA086.md): Grumman G164B · Advance, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 1986 · N6609Q · Substantial damage
  > The airplane was being operated as an agricultural aircraft when the engine started backfiring and then quit. During the forced landing in a plowed field, the airplane flipped forward to the inverted position. Investigation revealed the teeth on the left…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1986
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3952802'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3952802&year=1986

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