- Date
- May 21, 1986, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Branch, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5407Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860521019099A
- Case key
- 22136
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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 takeoff, a partial power loss occurred & the plt made a forced landing in a soft plowed field, where the acft nosed over onto its back. The plt rprtd the loss of power was due to failure of the eng blower.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5407
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1020
- Airframe hours
- 3,510
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Rufus G. Fruge
- Registered owner
- Darrel Thibodeaux
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 27, 1986 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- Branch, LA
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 14,891 total · 12,806 in this make and model · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N5407 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.