- Date
- March 17, 1985, 09:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Dufur, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5326Grumman G-164-A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40131
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Throttle/power lever,linkage - separationCause
Forced landing
Main gear collapsed
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Landing gear,main gear - overloadFactor
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
A loss of power occurred during aerial application and a forced landing was made onto a field. The right main gear sank into a hole and was torn off. The acft then flipped inverted. The throttle leakage was found to be broken.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5326
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1130
- Airframe hours
- 6,000
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Aero Spray
- Registered owner
- Dufur Valley Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1985
- Departed
- Dufur, OR
- Destination
- Dufur, OR
- Airport
- None
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,400 total · 200 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F