# NTSB FTW82DA217: Grumman G164B, N8105K, Bono, AR, June 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 8, 1982, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Bono, AR
- Coordinates: 35.910938, -90.790435 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9109&lon=-90.7904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA217
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70005/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA217

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - open field (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH 1700 POUNDS OF FERTILIZER AND 70 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED AFTER IMPACT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8105K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8105K-2026-09-21), registration cancelled 2026-09-21, S/N 566B (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G164B
- Registry model: [Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164b) (registry code 3979904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 566B
- Airframe hours: 539
- Engines: P&W R-1340 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Part 137
- Operator: Bono Flying Service
- Registered owner: Bono Flying Service
- Departed: BONO, AR
- Destination: BONO, AR
- Airport: runway 9, 2,640 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,355 total, 278 in this make and model, 1,299 as pilot in command, 54 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 205° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 198 °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 19820608020879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820608020879A), Jun 8, 1982: Scwzer G164B, Bono, AR, Destroyed. Pilot tried to take off downwind with full load of fertilizer. Aircraft crashed 1/2 mile from runway.

## Other investigations on N8105K (1)

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 CEN20LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA327), Aug 3, 2020: Grumman G164 (N8105K), Alicia, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance of panel fasteners, which led to a side panel coming loose during takeoff and the pilot having to make a subsequent forced landing to a flooded rice field when the airplane…

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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