- Date
- March 27, 1987, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Shelbyville, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N654YGrumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870327007709A
- Case key
- 7400
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft was being operated from a dirt road that was reportedly only slightly wider than the acft. The plt reported that he had just completed a spraying operation and was about to put out some fertilizer. He stated that he installed the spreader, but left the spray booms and pump on the acft since he only had 3 loads to put out. The subsequent takeoff roll was extended and the rt spray boom struck a dirt bank on the side of the road. The plt raised the rt wing and began to dump the acft's load of fertilizer. The airplane subsequently became airborne and struck some bushes. During the initial climb, the lt wing struck a tree and the airplane nosed over, impacted the terrain inverted, and caught fire. The plt later reported to the FAA that the acft was 'just too heavy'.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N654Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 262
- Airframe hours
- 7,484
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Charles T. Williams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 9, 1987
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
- 44
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 14,300 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 13,500 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °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.
Other investigations on N654Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.