- Date
- February 11, 1982, 16:30 local (Feb 12, 1982, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Valley Home, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6659QGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820211006609A
- Case key
- 72908
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during takeoff, there was a partial loss of engine power and the aircraft settled back to the ground. The aircraft touched down on soft terrain about 1/4 mile from the runway and flipped over. The aircraft caught on fire and burned while it was being moved after the accident. Reportedly, fuel had become trapped in the fuselage and the battery had not been disconnected. An examination of the wreckage revealed no evidence of a malfunction or failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6659Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 186-B
- Airframe hours
- 2,170
- Engine
- P & W R985-AN-1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- W. S. Murphy
- Registered owner
- Hawke Dusters
- Departed
- Tremble Ranch, CA
- Destination
- Tremble Ranch, CA
- Airport
- Tremble Ranch, runway 27, 2,100 × 0 ft, dirt
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,590 total · 160 in this make and model · 2,200 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6659Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.