Event CHI88DEV04

1988-08-03 CHENOA, Illinois, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N8980H

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164A

Engine

P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)

Seats / Engines

1 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19960524

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AC656C

Registrant of record

LEGER JEFFERY S

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8980H Grumman G164A None

Probable cause & findings

UNAVAILABILITY OF SUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO ACCOMPLISH A FORCED LANDING.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING POWER AND IT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON SOFT TERRAIN AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DURING THE POST ACCIDENT EXAM WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE POWER LOSS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_CHI88DEV04.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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