- Date
- May 13, 1982, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Elreno, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7843Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820513016059A
- Case key
- 70587
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Terrain condition - wetCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentCause
Weather condition - rainFactor
Terrain condition - wetCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentCause
Weather condition - rainFactor
Nose over
Analysis
During takeoff the pilot encountered standing water on the runway. The aircraft swerved left and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7843
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 790
- Airframe hours
- 1,705
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Escott Aerial Spraying Inc.
- Registered owner
- Escott Aerial Spraying Inc.
- Departed
- Elreno, OK
- Destination
- Elreno, OK
- Airport
- Elreno, runway 17, 2,600 × 0 ft, gravel
N7843Registration cancelled Jan 9, 2018 · Grumman G-164AAirframe modelGrumman G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,859 total · 132 in this make and model · 1,764 as pilot in command · 47 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 4 knots
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 N7843 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN13LA533Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAtlantic, IAThe pilot’s delay in releasing product to reduce the airplane’s weight and improve its climb performance, which was reduced because of the high density altitude.NTSB FTW83LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClyde, TXThe acft collided with a powerline and crashed during a forced landing after a engine failure. The pilot reported that he was pulling out from a swath run when the engine cut out,backfired and started running again. The pilot decided to return to elmdale, on…NTSB MKC73FER12Accident · No injuriesClosedHollandale, MNNTSB MIA72FKQ09Accident · No injuriesClosedSwan Lake, MS