- Date
- February 22, 1984, 09:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Abbeville, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9728Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840222017369A
- Case key
- 21267
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was employed as a professional corporate & charter plt; however, he had not flown agricultural acft in several years. He had receently purchased half interest in the air sevice & was on his 1st refresher flt since then. While the plt was practicing a turn-around, the acft stalled at the top of a turn, entered a spin & crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9728
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2511
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Abbeville Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
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
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LFT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.