- Date
- June 1, 1989, 15:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Lissie, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6822QGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890601014249A
- Case key
- 22719
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Probable cause
A bird strike which resulted in foreign object damage to the engine compressor. A berm and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing were contributing factors.
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
The acft was on an aerial application flight when a bird strike occurred at the air intake area. Impact resulted in damage to the engine compressor section & the engine flamed out. The pilot made a forced landing into a planted field. During touchdown, the acft hit a small levee and flipped over. No suitable landing area was available.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6822Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 324B
- Engine
- Garrett TPE-331-43A, 580 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Lissie Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Lissie Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 17, 1989 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Lissie, TX
- Destination
- NONE
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 8,600 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 8,400 as pilot in command · 220 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.