- Date
- May 9, 1984, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rosedale, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6793KGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840509016979A
- Case key
- 6457
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was transporting the acft to a newly constructed, private ag strip to begin aerial application. During the landing roll, one of the main landing gear rolled into a soft spot & sank into the ground, then the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6793K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 487B
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- D. E. Mccreary
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 10, 1983 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- CLE · Rosedale, MS
- Airport
- Mccreary Flying Service
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7,035 total · 1,240 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °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 N6793K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.