- Date
- April 19, 1984, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Huger, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7856Grumman G164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840419014029A
- Case key
- 6440
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aerial application acft was using a gravel surfaced dirt road as a temporary landing strip. During the landing roll the acft drifted to the left & hit a soft spot, a tree, & nosed over in a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7856
- Reported as
- Grumman G164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 805
- Airframe hours
- 4,100
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Trojan-Flying Services Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,450 total · 120 in this make and model · 1,150 as pilot in command · 120 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHS, 17 nm away
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 N7856 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.