- Date
- July 2, 1989, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Stockville, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6629QGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890702019579A
- Case key
- 34822
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Probable cause
Total failure of the powerplant caused by a broken cylinder.
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 said that during an aerial application operation, the engine sustained a total mechanical failure. An emergency ldg was attempted which resulted in substantial damage to the acft and no injuries to the plt. Post accident investigation revealed a broken cylinder to be the cause of the engine failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6629Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 155B
- Engine
- P&W R-985-ANI, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Nelson, Kenneth R., doing business as Nelson Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Ealy Spraying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- 47V · Curtis, NE
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 4,600 in this make and model · 200 in the last 90 days · 150 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCK, 25 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.