- Date
- July 1, 1992, 09:05 local (15:05 UTC)
- Place
- Paul, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5386Grumman-Schweizer G-164A
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920701023119A
- Case key
- 42846
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and aircraft control not possible by the pilot in command. A factor contributing to the accident was: rough/uneven terrain.
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
Immediately after takeoff and at approximately 50 feet AGL the aircraft lost power for undetermined reasons. The pilot executed a forced landing during which the left main landing gear and wing impacted a hole spinning the aircraft around approximately 160 degrees. A post crash fire destroyed the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5386
- Reported as
- Grumman-Schweizer G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1145
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Farm Flite Inc.
- Registered owner
- Farm Flite Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000 · 90 hours before
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
- 53
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 330 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 310° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BYI, 14 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.