- Date
- June 25, 1984, 21:06 local (Jun 26, 1984, 02:06 UTC)
- Place
- Mahnomen, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6584Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840625030989A
- Case key
- 12670
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Shortly after taking off, the eng lost power. The plt stated that the eng stopped completely 'like fuel starvation.' He dumped his load of chemicals & made an emergency landing. During the landing, the acft hit a ditch & nosed over. An investigation revealed no discrepancies except that the spark plugs contained a sooty deposit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6584
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 723
- Airframe hours
- 2,762
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Mid-Continent Aircraft Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 23, 1984
- Departed
- 6MN5 · Mahnomen, MN
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,782 total · 763 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAR, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.