# NTSB DEN82DTK05: Grumman G-164, N10247, Murdo, SD, June 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 31, 1982, 20:30 local (Jun 1, 1982, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Murdo, SD
- Coordinates: 43.879955, -100.710464 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8800&lon=-100.7105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DTK05
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71799/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTK05

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (cause)
  - clearance - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, maneuvering
  - landing gear,main gear attachment - overload (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - flare/touchdown
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command

## Analysis

DURING A SPRAYING OPERATION THE LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH A DIRT BANK. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND DURING LANDING THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY BECAUSE OF A MISSING RIGHT LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10247](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10247), registered now, S/N 47, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 47
- Airframe hours: 3700
- Engines: P&W R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 137
- Operator: C. L. Jung
- Registered owner: C. L. Jung
- Departed: SD32, MURDO, SD
- Destination: SD32, MURDO, SD
- Airport: SD32, Murdo, runway 32, 3,400 × 0 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,900 total, 960 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 1 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Temperature: 167 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820531020989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820531020989A), May 31, 1982: Gulstm G164, Murdo, SD, Substantial damage. Knocked off right landing gear on a terrace during a spray run. Aircraft ground looped, flipped over on landing.

## Other investigations on N10247 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN84LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA179), Jun 13, 1984: Grumman G-164 (N10247), Kindred, ND, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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