# NTSB FTW82DRD12: Grumman 164, N8548H, Reeves, LA, May 22, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Final report
- Date: May 22, 1982, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Reeves, LA
- Location: 30.5217° N, 93.0362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reeves, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5217&lon=-93.0362&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72365
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DRD12
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72365/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRD12

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, cruise - normal
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO BASE AFTER AN AERIAL APPLICATION OF LIQUID CHEMICAL. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR OF CHEMICAL AND HE LOOKED DOWN TO CHECK THE HOPPER. WHEN HE LOOKED UP HE WAS DESCENDING INTO THE TREES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8548H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN 164
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1412
- Airframe hours: 2289
- Engines: P & W R-1340 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Part 137
- Operator: Bell Flying Service
- Registered owner: Bell Flying Service
- Departed: REEVES, LA
- Destination: REEVES, LA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 2,400 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles

## 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 19820522032489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820522032489A), May 22, 1982: Grumav G164A, Reeves, LA, Destroyed. Pilot was returning to airport and looked down into cockpit to check source of fumes and flew into trees.

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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