- Date
- July 9, 1987, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bucyrus, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7845Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870709032919A
- Case key
- 7230
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
As the plt was apchg a field to spread fertilizer, the acft collided with a tree & crashed to the ground. The plt received a head injury & said he could not recall the acdnt. According to hospital records, he was suffering from pneumonia & had a 101 deg temp when the acdnt occurred. A witness said the eng was running N0RMALLY prior to the acdnt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7845
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3826
- Airframe hours
- 4,839
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Heck Flying Service,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Pah Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 10, 1986 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- 17G · Bucyrus, OH
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
- 68
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 13,000 total · 200 in this make and model · 12,825 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLE, 70 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.