- Date
- April 23, 1986, 15:59 local (23:59 UTC)
- Place
- Echo, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N25SKGrumman G164-A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860423073749A
- Case key
- 40392
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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
A loss of power occurred shortly after takeoff on a downwind departure. A forced landing was accomplished onto a wheat field downhill. The aircraft nosed over during the landing roll. Post accident inspection of the aircraft disclosed fuel contamination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25SK
- Reported as
- Grumman G164-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1335
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- West Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- S57 · Echo, OR
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 14,000 total · 1,800 in this make and model · 230 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
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 N25SK · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.