- Date
- October 19, 1984, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tunica, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7867Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841019061109A
- Case key
- 6693
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot attempted takeoff from an agricultural site which had soft spots from wet conditions. Directional control was lost when one main wheel encountered a soft spot. The aircraft veered into a plowed field and flipped inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7867
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 999
- Airframe hours
- 3,476
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- J. C. Cooner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 13, 1983
- Airport
- Cooner Airstrip, runway 29, 1,700 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 49
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 6,000 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N7867 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.