Grumman-Schweizer G-164A N6680Q

Summary

On 20 May 1986 at about 22:30 local time, a Grumman-Schweizer G-164A registered N6680Q was involved in an accident near Winona, Kansas, 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.

Date

20 May 1986 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Winona, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

39.0609, -101.2402

Aircraft

Grumman-Schweizer G-164A

Registration

N6680Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC86LA114

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BORROWED THE AIRPLANE FROM HIS FATHER TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT HIS FATHER'S PRIVATE, CROP DUSTING AIRSTRIP. THERE WERE NO CHEMICALS ONBOARD, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT ON A GO-AROUND MANEUVER, AND AS HE TRIED TO GO OVER A BUILDING, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND HE WAS FORCED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, TOUCHED DOWN HARD, BOUNCED, THEN NOSED OVER. WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 16 KNOTS AND THE PILOT WAS USING RUNWAY 09. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS DETERMINED TO 5,600 FEET. CAUSE OF THE REPORTED LOSS OF POWER WAS NOT DETERMINED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.