- Date
- May 26, 1984, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kinder, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9693Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840526019499A
- Case key
- 21351
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Analysis
The plt reported after the accident that he was dispensing fertilizer and had just flown through a heavy rain shower when the engine began to lose power. A forced landing was made in a flooded rice field and the acft nosed over. The pilot stated that he was sure the magnetos got wet in the rain shower and partially shorted out.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9693
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1225
- Airframe hours
- 5,660
- Engine
- P&W R1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Bell Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 21, 1984 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- 3LA1 · Kinder, LA
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
- 45
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 16,770 total · 14,250 in this make and model · 16,500 as pilot in command · 335 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LCH
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9693 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.