- Date
- July 8, 1983, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hazlehurst, MS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N951XGrumman G164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830708030199A
- Case key
- 6118
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Analysis
The acft collided with a tree and the ground shortly after takeoff with a heavy load on a hot day. The acft had 1600 lbsof dry fertilizer, 42 gallons of fuel for takeoff. The plt stated he got into 'downdrafts' in the rolling hills and he jettisoned the load but the rate of dump was too slow and the acft settled into the trees. He stated that 'the 450 engine could not carry all that weight on a hot day'. The temperature was 90 degrees f.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N951X
- Reported as
- Grumman G164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 465
- Airframe hours
- 5,646
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- D. J. Shaw
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 9, 1983
- Airport
- MS17 · Kaywood Plantation
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 10,000 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N951X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.