# NTSB FTW82DA205: Grumman G-164A, N8974H, Angleton, TX, June 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 1, 1982, 06:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place: Angleton, TX
- Coordinates: 29.219934, -95.340476 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2199&lon=-95.3405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69785
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA205
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69785/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA205

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command
  - load jettison - performed, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing - roll

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8974H), registered now, S/N 1347, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1347
- Airframe hours: 2800
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820601020239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820601020239A), Jun 1, 1982: Scwzer G164A, Angleton, TX, Destroyed. Struck a levee while looking for flagger. Impact broke landing gear. Dumped load. Flipped over on landing.

## Other investigations on N8974H (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA89LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA121), Jun 24, 1989: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N8974H), Colfax, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. THE TERRAIN WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING.
- [NTSB SEA88LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA135), Jul 21, 1988: Schweizer G164A (N8974H), Colfax, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN84LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA192), Jun 23, 1984: Grumman G-164A (N8974H), Murdo, SD, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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