- Date
- April 6, 1987, 10:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- La Salle, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N72PBGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870406008719A
- Case key
- 17193
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While conducting an aerial application flt, the plt misjudged the distance to the end of the field and initiated the pull-up too late to avoid impact with a tree. After striking the tree, the acft descended out of control until impact with the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72PB
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1023
- Airframe hours
- 2,969
- Engine
- P&W 1340 AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Low Level Dusting Co.
- Registered owner
- Low Level Dusting Company Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 5, 1987 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- GXY · Greeley, CO
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,995 total · 1,350 in this make and model · 1,896 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DEN, 38 nm away
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 N72PB · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.