Grumman G-159 N91G
24 September 1978 · Houston, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 September 1978 at about 14:47 local time, a Grumman G-159 registered N91G, operated by Continental OI, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Houston, Texas, United States. 20 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Houston Hobby
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-159
- Registration
- N91G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Continental OI
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Ponca City, Ok → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3454
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
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
R ENG SHUT DOWN IN FLT DUE LOW OIL PRES.R PROP NOT FULLY FEATHERED, L ENG NOT ABLE FULL ACCELERATE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-159 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 1978 | Grumman G-159 | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States | Vulcan, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1975 | Grumman G-159 | Addison, Texas, United States | Collins Radio | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1975 | Grumman G-159 | New Castle, Delaware, United States | Allied Chemica | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1974 | Grumman G-159 | Willoughby, Ohio, United States | Diamond Shamro | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1974 | Grumman G-159 | Charlestown, South Carolina, United States | Fairways Corpo | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1983 | Grumman G-159 | Blountville, Tennessee, United States | Orion Air, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |