- Date
- August 29, 1975
- Place
- Harvard, IL · HARVARD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8792HGrum Amer G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750829033509A
- Case key
- 151936
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4143 75/8/29 HARVARD,IL GRUM AMER G-164A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4000 TIME - 1715 N8792H PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AHRENS FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARVARD,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OIL SUPPLY HOLE FOR BEARING FLANGE NOT DRILLED THRU BEARING.MFG SVC BULLETIN CVRS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8792H
- Reported as
- Grum Amer G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ahrens Farm
N8792HRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 1991 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8792H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA91LA105Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLapwai, IDThe pilot's misjudgment of an aerial application swath run. Factors include a downdraft condition and soft terrain.NTSB SEA89LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRosalia, WAA loss of engine power due to a supercharger failure. Contributing to the accident was the soft terrain on which the forced landing was made.