# NTSB FTW82DA273: Grumman G-164A, N8691H, Mccrory, AR, July 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 8, 1982, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Mccrory, AR
- Coordinates: 35.250686, -91.189537 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2507&lon=-91.1895&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 July 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71622
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA273
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71622/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA273

## 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
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AGRICULTURE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF AND AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8691H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8691H-1983-07-22), registration cancelled 1983-07-22, S/N 1470 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1470
- Airframe hours: 2025
- Engines: P & W R-1340 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 137
- Operator: Ernest Reynolds
- Registered owner: Ernest Reynolds
- Departed: MCCRORY, AR
- Destination: MCCRORY, AR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 10,000 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 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 19820708026609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820708026609A), Jul 8, 1982: Scwzer G164A, Mccrory, AR, Substantial damage. Engine failed after takeoff, aircraft flipped over during emergency landing.

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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