- Date
- September 23, 1989, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mohave Valley, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8790HGrumman G-164
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890923036059A
- Case key
- 26137
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
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 pilot experienced a loss of power during takeoff and attempted an off-airport landing. The aircraft contacted an irrigation ditch and flipped over. Attempts to contact the pilot/operator were unsuccessful.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8790H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Part 137
- Registered owner
- Christine L. Dare
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Flight plan
- Unknown
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
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.