- Date
- October 30, 1987, 10:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Edcouch, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N45691Grumman Schweizer G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 22507
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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
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
Load jettison - performed
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
After a normal takeoff and climb to 200 feet AGL the pilot reduced power and the engine quit. A forced landing was made into a dry but soft plowed field. The aircraft rolled 300 feet and then nosed over into an inverted attitude and stopped. The engine was subsequently removed and placed on a test stand where an engine run was conducted. No discrepancies were noted. The reason for its previous stoppage was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45691
- Reported as
- Grumman Schweizer G-164A (SCHWEIZER)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1066
- Airframe hours
- 5,117
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 550 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- John Cannon L.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 30, 1987 · 400 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 18,000 total · 6,000 in this make and model · 17,900 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg