# NTSB DFW08CA199: Grumman G-164A, N519Y, Newport, AR, July 25, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 25, 2008, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Newport, AR - Coordinates: 35.958889, -91.169723 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9589&lon=-91.1697&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 28, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 68522 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW08CA199 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68522/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA199 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the high temperature and tailwind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Temp/humidity/pressure: high temperature](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Grumman G-164, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031015/cases.md?model=3952702), [All aircraft, 30 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03031015/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Grumman G-164, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=3952702), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Grumman G-164, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=3952702), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Grumman G-164, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=3952702), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Grumman G-164, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=3952702), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The 1,034-hour commercial pilot departed the airport to make an agricultural application. During the initial climb, the pilot initiated a left turn and when the airplane encountered a tailwind the airplane, loaded with fertilizer, began to "settle." Sufficient altitude was not available for the pilot to arrest the descent rate prior to ground impact, so the pilot elected to perform a forced landing into a cornfield. The airplane nosed over during the forced landing and came to rest in the inverted position. The pilot was able to egress the airplane without injuries. An automated weather reporting station at the airport reported the local temperature as 93 degrees Fahrenheit. ## Factual narrative The 1,034-hour commercial pilot departed the airport to make an agricultural application. During the initial climb, the pilot initiated a left turn and when the airplane encountered a tailwind the airplane, loaded with fertilizer, began to "settle." Sufficient altitude was not available for the pilot to arrest the descent rate prior to ground impact, so the pilot elected to perform a forced landing into a cornfield. The airplane nosed over during the forced landing and came to rest in the inverted position. The pilot was able to egress the airplane without injuries. An automated weather reporting station at the airport reported the local temperature as 93 degrees Fahrenheit. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N519Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N519Y), registered now, S/N 156, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Grumman G-164A - Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 156 - Airframe hours: 8575 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney R985 450 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2008 - Departed: M19, Newport, AR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 1, 2007; seat: single; flight hours: 1,034 total, 572 in this make and model, 967 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: M19 ## 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 20080725840989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080725840989A), Jul 25, 2008: Scwzer G164, Newport, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 25, 2008 at approximately 11:30 CDT a Grumman G-164, N519Y, departed Newport, Arkansas 72212 (M19), from runway 22. After turning southeast the… ## Other investigations on N519Y (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 FTW04CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA185), Jul 16, 2004: Grumman G-164 (N519Y), Havana, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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