- Date
- May 8, 1982, 14:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place
- Welsh, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9937Grumman G164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820508014629A
- Case key
- 72990
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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
During the initial takeoff with a load of fertilizer the engine lost power and the load was dumped. A forced landing wasmade in a plowed, wet field and the aircraft nosed over. Investigation revealed the cylinder head failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9937
- Reported as
- Grumman G164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1342
- Airframe hours
- 5,137
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Riceland Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner
- Riceland Aviation Inc.
- Departed
- Welsh, LA
- Destination
- Welsh, LA
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,100 total · 1,475 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LCH, 5 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.