- Date
- May 13, 1983, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Stuttgart, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7497Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830513019629A
- Case key
- 20902
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After loading the acft with 50 gal of water, the plt took off to conduct aerial applicaiton maneuvers & to calibrate the acft's spray boom. At the end of the 1st swath run on a westerly heading, he pulled up over a power line, turned 90 deg right, reversed the turn & was passing thru a heading of about 170 deg when the acft stalled. Reportedly, the plt was tightening his turn to preclude overshooting & was at aprx 130 ft AGL when the stall occurred. The acft impacted on its left wing & cartwheeled to a stop. The plt reported the wind was from 180 deg at 15 gusting 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7497
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 976
- Airframe hours
- 3,400
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Paul E. Van Houten
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1982
- Departed
- NONE · Stuttgart, AR
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 356 total · 120 in this make and model · 300 as pilot in command · 144 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.