- Date
- August 2, 1986, 07:01 local (12:01 UTC)
- Place
- Hugoton, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8677HGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860802037069A
- Case key
- 34227
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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 PIC stated that the eng quit on takeoff abt 100 feet abv the gnd and 200 yds past the departure end of the rwy. The PIC stated that he had no warning prior to the engine quitting. The acft dscnd to the gnd, impacted hard and subsequently flipped over inverted. A follow-up exam of the eng did not reveal any mechanical malf.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8677H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1462
- Airframe hours
- 2,927
- Engine
- P&W R-985AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Mick G. Morgan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1986
- Departed
- IK8 · Hugoton, KS
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,405 total · 200 in this make and model · 1,320 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GCK, 40 nm away
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 N8677H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.