Grumman G-164 N698Y

Summary

On 21 July 1998 at about 13:40 local time, a Grumman G-164 registered N698Y was involved in an accident near Hoxie, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 July 1998 at 13:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Hoxie, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

39.3492, -100.4300

Aircraft

Grumman G-164

Registration

N698Y

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

CHI98LA264

1 person had minor injuries.

the total failure of the engine's left magneto.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of an aerial application airplane reported that the airplane began losing airspeed when it was aboput 200-feet above the ground. As the pilot maneuvered the airplane toward an area away from the town he was flying over it began to lose altitude. As it lost altitude, the airplane collided with trees and the roof of a house, nosing over as it collided with the ground. The on-scene investigation revealed no anomalies with the airframe or engine except an inoperative left magneto.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.