- Date
- July 1, 1983, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Morris, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8379Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830701028279A
- Case key
- 12240
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that while he was waiting for the flagman, circling the field to be sprayed, & talking to the flagman, the acft began to sink & struck trees. The load was dumped, but the plane continued to sink to the ground. During the landing, the acft nosed over in a soft, wet field & came to rest upside down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8379
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 872
- Airframe hours
- 3,995
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Oleen Aerial Spraying
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 11, 1982
- Departed
- MOX · Morris, MN
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
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,405 total · 154 in this make and model · 2,262 as pilot in command · 190 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °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 N8379 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.