- Date
- March 15, 1982, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Holly Grove, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8059KGulfstream American G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820315004119A
- Case key
- 71054
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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 agricultural pilot was aligning the aircraft to begin a swath run when the engine began to lose power. He noted a loss of manifold and oil pressure as well as black smoke from the exhaust. He turned away from the field and collided with trees rather than take the chance of hitting personnel in the field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8059K
- Reported as
- Gulfstream American G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 549B
- Airframe hours
- 1,027
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Phillips Co Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Phillips Co Flying Service
- Departed
- Holly Grove, AR
- Destination
- Holly Grove, AR
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,170 total · 865 in this make and model · 5,170 as pilot in command · 130 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.