- Date
- March 19, 1987, 16:00 local (Mar 20, 1987, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Reubens, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6798QGrumman G164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870319008059A
- Case key
- 40600
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff run the aircraft veered to the right of the runway, struck a ditch, and then nosed over inverted. The pilot found that the right dowel pin on the right main gear had broken. The reason for the failure could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6798Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 310B
- Airframe hours
- 3,522
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 91
- Operator
- Larry Boyer Land & Cattle Rnch
- Registered owner
- Larry Boyer Land & Cattle Rnch
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 30, 1986
- Departed
- Reubens, ID
- Airport
- Star Mill, runway 27, 2,500 × ft, gravel
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 4,891 total · 330 in this make and model · 4,704 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N6798Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.