- Date
- May 6, 1989, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Edcouch, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4591Grumman-Schweizer G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890506010969A
- Case key
- 22741
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. The corn crop was a contributing factor.
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 plt was on a local flt to check the ag acft after it had been parked for several months. While in flt, the eng suddenly lost all power. The plt made 2 restarts, but the eng lost power again after each restart. A forced landing was subsequently made in a corn field where the acft nosed over & was damaged. After the acdnt, the engine was checked &it ran successfully with no mechanical anomalies of the powerplant or fuel system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4591
- Reported as
- Grumman-Schweizer G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1066
- Airframe hours
- 2,849
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Cannon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1988 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- 6R8
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, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 10 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.