- Date
- June 28, 1990, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Edgeley, ND
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6887QGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900628022859A
- Case key
- 17961
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Probable cause
A momentary power interruption during initial climb for unknown reasons.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The commercial pilot was on takeoff from a field strip, for an aerial application flight. He reported that the engine had a partial power loss, momentarily, during initial climb. The plane struck a cross fence, the main landing gear entered standing vegetation, and traveled for 900 feet. The pilot said the engine came back to full power, but the plane was unable to climb clear of the vegetation. The pilot said he reduced power to land, but the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. All four wing spars were damaged and the fuselage was twisted. 200 gallons of penncap-m chemical mixture poured over the pilot, who was pinned under the wreckage. The investigation failed to reveal any evidence to explain the reported engine power interruption.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6887Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1726
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Lonnie D. Hartwig
- Airport
- runway 9, 2,740 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,368 total · 90 in this make and model · 3,236 as pilot in command · 101 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.