- Date
- May 7, 1986, 06:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Butte City, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N10219Grumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860507016399A
- Case key
- 24977
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - waterCause
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft made a forced landing off arpt after a power loss during takeoff. The operator stated that water was found in the fuel system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10219
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19
- Engine
- P&W R1340 SERIES, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Chuck Jones Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 10, 1986 · 71 hours before
- Airport
- Mcgowan, runway 6, 1,800 × 0 ft, dirt
N10219Registration cancelled Mar 31, 2004 · Grumman G-164Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 15,000 total · 12,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °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 N10219 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX89DUM03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBlythe, CAThe pilot stated that the engine lost power on a 'spray pass.' He then executed a forced landing straight ahead and nosed over after touchdown in a cotton field. Investigation revealed an elbow fitting connecting the main fuel supply line and the carburetor…NTSB OAK77DYGH0Accident · No injuriesClosedBiggs, CANTSB OAK75DVG61Accident · No injuriesClosedBiggs, CA