Accident · 1990-03-05

NTSB case MIA90LA078 · GRUMMAN G-164A · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1990-03-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: GRUMMAN G-164A (N5416)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: HOWARD FLYING SERVICE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): HOWARD FLYING SERVICE, INC.

Probable cause

THE NO. 6 CYLINDER WHICH CRACKED ACROSS THE TOP FROM ONE SPARK PLUG HOLE TO THE OTHER, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

Source: NTSB case MIA90LA078

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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