# NTSB IAD78DKM17: Grumman G-164B, N6609Q, Ellerbe, NC, July 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1978
- Place: Ellerbe, NC · ELLERBE, NC
- Location: 35.0695° N, 79.7572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ellerbe, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0695&lon=-79.7572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140604
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DKM17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1893  78/7/26  NR.ELLERBE,NC         GRUMMAN G-164B      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 9000
        TIME - 1300                    N6609Q              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ELLERBE,NC                   ALBEMARLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6609Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6609Q), registered now, S/N 136B, built 1976 (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 R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780726023089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780726023089A), Jul 26, 1978: Gulstm G164A, Ellerbe,Nc, NC, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6609Q (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC87LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA133), Jul 9, 1987: Grumman G-164B (N6609Q), Mcdougal, AR, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC86LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA086), Apr 12, 1986: Grumman G164B (N6609Q), Advance, MO, substantial damage

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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