- Date
- June 25, 1982, 18:30 local (Jun 26, 1982, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lamar, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N730VGrumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71344
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindCause
Wrong runway - selectedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledFactor
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
Pilot landed in 90 degree crosswind of 31-40 KTS and groundlooped into soft terrain where he nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N730V
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 291
- Airframe hours
- 2,348
- Engine
- P & W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Reisig Bros. Aerial Spraying,
- Registered owner
- Reisig Bros. Aerial Spraying,
- Departed
- Lamar, CO
- Destination
- Lamar, CO
- Airport
- runway 18, 3,900 × 0 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 429 total · 92 in this make and model · 353 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 31 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F