Grumman G-164B accident near Egypt, Texas, June 8, 1987
On June 8, 1987 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Grumman G-164B, registered N6667Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Egypt, Texas. It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 8, 1987 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Egypt, Texas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164B · all G-164Bs on the register
- Registration
- N6667Q · no longer on the register · serial 189B
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS DRNG AN AERIAL APP MANEUVER. DURING THE ENSUING EMERG LNDG, THE LEFT WING STRUCK HIGH WEEDS ON THE SHOULDER OF A ROAD, VEERED LEFT INTO A DITCH, AND FLIPPED OVER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO. 7 CYLINDER HAD A PRE-EXISTING CRACK IN ITS DOME. IN ADDITION, FUEL CONTAMINATION, IN THE FORM OF WATER, WAS FOUND IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITY TO AFFECT THE ENG'S ABILITY TO DEVELOP FULL PWR.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 15,000 hours in all; 8,000 in this make and model; 300 in the last 90 days; 100 in the last 30 days; 14,500 as pilot in command; 400 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,887 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 11, 1987; 89 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,500 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-1340-AN-1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 100° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 4,000 ft; not recorded at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6667Q the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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