# NTSB LAX87DVA07: Grumman G-164A, N8366, Tulare, CA, April 29, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 29, 1987, 13:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place: Tulare, CA
- Location: 36.1746° N, 119.4318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from MEFFORD FLD (TLR), within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1746&lon=-119.4318&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25327
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX87DVA07
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25327/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA07

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING A CLIMBING 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A NEARBY FIELD THAT HAD JUST BEEN PLOWED. WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO TURN FAR ENOUGH TO LINE THE AIRCRAFT UP WITH THE ROWS, THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AT A '20 DEGREE ANGLE' WITH THE ROWS. THE MAIN GEAR STUCK INTO THE GROUND AND THE PLANE FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE SOURCE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8366](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8366-1997-12-06), registration cancelled 1997-12-06, S/N 861 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 861
- Airframe hours: 6080
- Engines: P&W R1340 AN1 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Moore Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, April 8, 1987, 23 hours before
- Departed: TLR, TULARE, CA
- Airport: TLR, Meffordfield Tulare Arpt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 27,184 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 26,956 as pilot in command, 95 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F

## 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 19870429054409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870429054409A), Apr 29, 1987: Scwzer G164A, Tulare, CA, Substantial damage. Teh aircraft nosed over in a plowed field after engine failure. The supercharger was found to have failed.

## Other investigations on N8366 (1)

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 OAK74DVG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG42), Apr 17, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N8366), Williams, CA, destroyed

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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