- Date
- August 14, 1984, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Adams, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9888Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840814040509A
- Case key
- 6520
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After completing a spray run the plt climbed to 75 ft AGL to fly aprx 2 miles to the next field. The elevation of the destination field was higher than the last one sprayed; no estimate of elevation change was provided. While attempting to climb over a hill the acft mushed into trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9888
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 2,900
- Engine
- P&W 985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Smith Terry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1984 · 249 hours before
- Departed
- Cedar Hill, TN
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 5,500 total · 700 in this make and model · 300 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BNA, 33 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 N9888 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.