- Date
- January 23, 1982, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hobbs, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8584Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71041
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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.
Analysis
The aircraft engine failed seconds after takeoff on the first flight of the day. The pilot had insufficient altitude and speed to dump his load of dry fertilizer. The plane stalled and touched down hard in a three-point attitude and bounced. The plane then went over on its back and came to rest in a wheat field about 200 yards from the takeoff point. The pilot reported that water was found in a sump and in the carburetor, and believed it had come from the ground support equipment. However, the source of water was not verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8584
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1664
- Airframe hours
- 3,748
- Engine
- P & W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Hamilton Aircraft Inc
- Registered owner
- Hamilton Aircraft Inc
- Departed
- Hobbs, NM
- Destination
- Hobbs, NM
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 7,791 total · 1,400 in this make and model · 7,610 as pilot in command · 230 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F