- Date
- August 13, 1982, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Dimmitt, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8826HGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820813038309A
- Case key
- 70483
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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.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
The pilot reported that during a procedure turn around, the engine lost power. He elected to land in a cotton field. After touchdown, the wheels dug in the ground and the aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8826H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1540
- Airframe hours
- 1,870
- Engine
- P & W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Davis Aerial Sprayers
- Registered owner
- Doyle A. Davis
- Departed
- Hart, TX
- Destination
- Hart, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,799 total · 1,244 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 203 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.