- Date
- December 3, 1986, 10:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Earle, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6898QGrumman-Schweizer G-164B-600
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861203086749A
- Case key
- 34328
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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 pilot stated that the powerplant was performing normally during initial climb when, suddenly, the engine experienced a power loss after backfiring. Immediate remedial action resulted in a partial power output but not enough to sustain flight. Emergency procedures were implemented and an off-airport landing was attempted but the terrain was wet and muddy and the aircraft nosed over during the landing roll.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6898Q
- Reported as
- Grumman-Schweizer G-164B-600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 337B
- Airframe hours
- 4,251
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Mcneely Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 20, 1986
- Departed
- M63 · Earle, AR
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 10,550 total · 10,207 in this make and model · 10,430 as pilot in command · 210 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM, 26 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.