- Date
- September 1, 1977
- Place
- Sterling, IL · STERLING, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6658Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770901031729A
- Case key
- 146017
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3027 77/9/1 NR.STERLING,IL GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 2230 TIME - 1300 N6658 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STERLING,IL STERLING,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- 2000FT SOFT FARM FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6658
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6658Registration cancelled Sep 1, 2016 · Grumman G-164AAirframe modelGrumman G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6658 · 1
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