- Date
- March 18, 1989, 09:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Westley, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6713QGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890318004989A
- Case key
- 26152
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor related to the accident was the proximity of obstructions.
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 rprtd that during an aerial application flt, the eng lost partial power. As he maneuvered to avoid obstacles, the acft mushed into a cultivated field & nosed over. An inspection of the eng & acft revealed no reason for the loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6713Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 229B
- Airframe hours
- 2,773
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Valley Crop Dusters, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Valley Crop Dusters, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 6, 1988 · 55 hours before
- Departed
- Westley, CA
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 5,079 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 4,861 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 39 °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 N6713Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.