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NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-164B · Beaumont, TX · July 11, 1987

Accident · No injuriesFinal report

Date: July 11, 1987, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
Place: Beaumont, TX
Injuries: 1 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Initial climb
Aircraft: N6881KGrumman G-164B
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report March 31, 1989
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19870711034699A
Case key: 22191

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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.

Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malfTakeoff - initial climb

Engine assembly,bearing - failure,totalCause

Eng assembly,blower/impeller/integral supercharger - failure,partialCause

Forced landingManeuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)

Nose overLanding - roll

Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor

Terrain condition - wetFactor

Terrain condition - softFactor

Analysis

Drg the initial climb after takeoff, the eng began losing RPM & the plt was unable to return to the arpt. He selected a pasture area for an emerg landing, but the eng contd losing power. While landing on soft terrain with tall wet grass, the acft nosed over. An investigation revealed a blower bearing had failed which resulted in the progressive loss of power.

Aircraft

Registration: N6881K
Reported as: Grumman G-164B
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 510B
Airframe hours: 27,650
Engine: P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Positioning · Part 137
Registered owner: M&M Air Service
Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
Last inspection: 100 hour · July 10, 1987 · 2 hours before
Destination: T78 · Liberty, TX
Airport: Mitchell Field

N6881KRegistration cancelled Oct 6, 1998 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 510B Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B

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: 42
Certificate: Commercial
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Medical: Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat: Front
Flight hours: 6,679 total · 5,116 in this make and model · 6,583 as pilot in command · 305 in the last 90 days · 118 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: Calm
Visibility: 10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 84 °F
Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19870711034699AScwzer G164B · Beaumont, TXThe engine lost power. The aircraft nosed over on landing. Pistons corroded. Suspect blower failure.Jul 11, 1987 · N6881K · Substantial damage