- Date
- April 4, 1986, 16:15 local (Apr 5, 1986, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Snelling, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8932HGrumman G164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860404081659A
- Case key
- 24863
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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.
Analysis
The plt stated he had just lifted off during takeoff when the eng quit. The acft then stalled, hitting a canal and shearing off the main landing gear. The plt stated that a broken fuel line is suspect due to the sudden stoppage and intense ground fire. The eng had aprx 20 hrs since major overhaul.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8932H
- Reported as
- Grumman G164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1571
- Airframe hours
- 1,730
- Engine
- P&W R1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Al Bettencourt, doing business as Bettencourt Flying
- Registered owner
- Robert A Phillips
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 27, 1986 · 20 hours before
- Airport
- Kelsey Ranch
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
- 47
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 26,000 total · 4,000 in this make and model · 24,500 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F
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 N8932H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.