- Date
- May 18, 1987, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Beaufort, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3628ZGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870518013969A
- Case key
- 7253
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt had just loaded the hopper with dylox chemical. As the acft became airborne, the plt stated, he experienced wind shear and the acft rolled to the right. The plt corrected by leveling the wings and immediately experienced a second more violent wind shear which rolled the acft to the right again. The right wing contacted the ground and the acft cartwheeled. The acft was taking off on a heading of 270 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3628Z
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 738B
- Airframe hours
- 1,018
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Thomas J. Adams
- Registered owner
- Shannon Ag Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 20, 1987 · 125 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7,215 total · 999 in this make and model · 7,215 as pilot in command · 82 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 18 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- EWN
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3628Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.