# NTSB FTW88DRA07: Grumman G-164B, N6620K, Lissie, TX, April 11, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 11, 1988, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Lissie, TX
- Coordinates: 29.579368, -96.319465 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5794&lon=-96.3195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22476
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88DRA07
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22476/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRA07

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
  - refueling - improper, company maintenance personnel (cause)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

ACFT EXPERIENCED AN ENG FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER T/O FROM A PVT STRIP. ACFT HAD BEEN RECENTLY REFUELED AT THE STRIP. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER AND SLID TO A STOP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED WATER IN THE ACFT FUEL TANK AND IN THE FUEL SUPPLY TANK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6620K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6620K), registered now, S/N 397B, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 397B
- Airframe hours: 3658
- Engines: P&W R-1340 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Registered owner: Lissie Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, April 10, 1988, 10 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 6,797 as pilot in command, 120 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 63 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880411009609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880411009609A), Apr 11, 1988: Scwzer G164B, Lissie, TX, Destroyed. Engine quit on climbout. Crash landed. Found water in fuel system and in the supply tank.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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