19870917053339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumav STCG164 · Weiner, AR · September 17, 1987

Date
September 17, 1987 · 19:00 local
Place
Weiner, AR
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N36328
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC87FA172
Reported as
Grumav STCG164
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A61
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
12,115 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On flight chase birds from rice field. Wheels hit levee. Aircraft nosed over. Had unbelted passenger on board.

As the FAA filed it

ON FLIGHT CHASE BIRDS FROM RICE FIELD. WHEELS HIT LEVEE. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. HAD UNBELTED PASSENGER ON BOARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.