Grumman G-164 N364Y

Summary

On 28 June 2001 at about 20:00 local time, a Grumman G-164 registered N364Y, operated by Valley Aviation, was involved in an accident near Willow, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 June 2001 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Willow, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Willow (UUO)

Coordinates

61.7575, -150.0528

Aircraft

Grumman G-164

Registration

N364Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Valley Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Willow → Skwentna

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC01LA077

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certificated commerical pilot loaded the accident airplane's hopper tank with about 300 gallons of diesel fuel. While departing runway 31, about 75 feet above the runway, the pilot reported that the engine began to lose power. He said that emergency engine procedures did not restore power. The airplane landed on the runway, about 100 feet from the runway threshold, continued off the end of the runway, and collided with a stand of trees. A witness to the accident reported that the accident airplane's engine appeared to be operating normally as the airplane climbed to about 50 feet above the runway, and eventually settled back onto the runway. The FAA inspector, in conjunction with the accident pilot, estimated the gross weight of the accident airplane, during the accident flight, to be about 700 pounds over of the maximum allowable gross weight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.