# NTSB FTW82DA237: Grumman G164B, N8187K, Beedeville, AR, June 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: June 18, 1982, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Beedeville, AR
- Coordinates: 35.429119, -91.109046 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4291&lon=-91.1090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69909
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA237
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69909/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA237

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - load jettison - performed, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT JETTISONED THE LOAD AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A RICE FIELD. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER IN SOFT MUDDY TERRAIN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8187K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8187K-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 606B, built 1979 (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)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 606B
- Airframe hours: 1174
- Engines: P&W R-1340-AN1 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 137
- Operator: Bell Flying Service Inc.
- Registered owner: Bell Flying Service Inc.
- Departed: BEEDEVILLE, AR
- Destination: BEEDEVILLE, AR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, unknown; flight hours: 4,700 total, 4,700 in this make and model, 4,500 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °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 19820618024189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820618024189A), Jun 18, 1982: Scwzer G164B, Beedeville, AR, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff climb. Pilot aborted, dumped load, landed straight ahead, flipped over in muddy field.

## Other investigations on N8187K (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 CEN13LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA394), Jul 4, 2013: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Gulfstream AM G-164B (N8187K), Colfax, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree.

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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