- Date
- June 1, 1982, 06:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place
- Angleton, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8974HGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820601020239A
- Case key
- 69785
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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
While concentrating on his flagger, the pilot misjudged his altitude and allowed the aircraft to collide with a levee. The pilot then dumped his load and made an emergency landing, during which time, the aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8974H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1347
- Airframe hours
- 2,800
- Engine
- P & W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Mcintyre Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Mcintyre Flying Service
- Departed
- Angleton, TX
- Destination
- Angleton, TX
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,095 total · 134 in this make and model · 1,043 as pilot in command · 136 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 2 knots
- Temperature
- 172 °F
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 N8974H · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.