Grumman G-164B N6740Q
20 May 1986 · Port O'connor, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 May 1986 at about 21:00 local time, a Grumman G-164B registered N6740Q was involved in an accident near Port O'connor, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port O'connor, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 28.4408, -96.4898
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164B
- Registration
- N6740Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW86LRG21
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT FLIPPED OVER ON TOUCHDOWN DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CULTIVATED FIELD FOLLOWING A PARTIAL POWER LOSS DURING A SWATH RUN AT 30 FT AGL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NO. 1 CYL EXHAUST VALVE PUSH ROD HAD FAILED. EXACT CAUSE OF THE PUSH ROD FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-164B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1986 | Grumman G-164B | Vega Baja | Alan J. Hawsey | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 1986 | Grumman G-164B | Sidon, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jun 1986 | Grumman G-164B | Church Point, Louisiana, United States | Acadian Dusters Inc | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1986 | Grumman G-164B | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | Harrington Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1986 | Grumman G-164B | Lecompte, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1986 | Grumman G-164B | Wellman, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1986 | Cessna U206F | Matagorda Is., Texas, United States | Systems Plumbing, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1986 | Hughes 369-500D | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States | William O. Bowers | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1986 | Cessna 172A | Gainesville, Texas, United States | Michael D. Allison | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Addison, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1986 | Boeing A75N1 | Laporte, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1986 | Boeing E75 | Sweetwater, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |