# NTSB ATL84LA171: Grumman G-164B, N6793K, Rosedale, MS, May 9, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 9, 1984, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Rosedale, MS
- Coordinates: 33.849071, -91.029541 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8491&lon=-91.0295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA171
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6457/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA171

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6793K), registered now, S/N 487B, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 487B
- Airframe hours: 1
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840509016979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840509016979A), May 9, 1984: Scwzer G164B, Rosedale, MS, Substantial damage. Ag aircraft flipped over during the landing roll when a wheel sank into a soft spot on the ag strip.

## Other investigations on N6793K (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR24LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA214), Jun 25, 2024: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6793K), Pleasant Grove, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed recognition of the extent of the airplane’s increased takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience operating the airplane at a high gross weight.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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