- Date
- July 28, 1989, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Portland, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8116KGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890728025769A
- Case key
- 34839
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Probable cause
Engine failure due to failure of an engine 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
While conducting an aerial application operation, the plt said that he experienced a gradual loss of power. He dumped his chemical load and attempted to return to his base airfield. Enroute, the engine quit completely, and an emergency ldg was attempted in a soft farm field, that resulted in a nose over. Post accident investigation rvealed #1 cylinder had failed causing the power failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8116K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 572-B
- Airframe hours
- 4,861
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Chris Air Inc.
- Registered owner
- Tindall, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 27, 1989 · 152 hours before
- Departed
- Portland, AR
- Airport
- Reed, Pvt, runway 18, 2,200 × 30 ft, dirt
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
- 19,400 total · 10,000 in this make and model · 200 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GLH, 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.