- Date
- July 1, 1982, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Epps, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6562Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820701025819A
- Case key
- 70608
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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
The pilot stated that while he was spraying crops, he looked into the cockpit during a turn to check the amount of solution that was remaining. He stated that when he looked up, he was too low to complete the turn and miss the trees. He went to full power and tried to pull up, but the aircraft stalled and collided with the trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6562
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 701
- Airframe hours
- 4,551
- Engine
- P & W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Mike Jones & Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Mike Jones & Flying Service
- Departed
- Epps, LA
- Destination
- Epps, LA
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 478 total · 200 in this make and model · 420 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 192 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.