- Date
- May 22, 1989, 08:20 local (13:20 UTC)
- Place
- Loxley, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8881HGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890522012169A
- Case key
- 7833
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice, and the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat.
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
The aircraft collided with a tree following a pull-up maneuver at the end of a field the pilot was spraying. The pilot initially stated that he just got behind the power curve and settled in with no power problems. He later reported that 'the engine sputtered', and it was as if he was not getting full power. The pilot described operating conditions associated with carburetor ice formation. The dew point was not recorded.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8881H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1559
- Airframe hours
- 3,415
- Engine
- P&W R 1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Bonner Aerial Applicators, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 3, 1988 · 327 hours before
- Departed
- Summerdale, AL
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,200 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 4,000 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 4 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °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 N8881H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.