Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I crash, Jul 11, 1967 (2 killed)
Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I accident on July 11, 1967 near Le Center Minnesota, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The NTSB attributed the loss to...
- Date: July 11, 1967
- Aircraft: Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I
- Location: Le Center Minnesota, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The NTSB attributed the loss to overheating of both engines and an in flight fire, traced to a failed relay in the propeller pitch control system.
On 11 July 1967 a Honeywell Grumman Gulfstream I on a local training flight from Minneapolis reported a fire and was lost from radar. It crashed in an open field about 5 miles southeast of Le Center, Minnesota, and both pilots were killed. The NTSB traced the in flight fire to a failed relay in the propeller pitch control system.