- Date
- June 1, 1984, 15:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place
- Bell City, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8661HGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840601023899A
- Case key
- 21359
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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.
Analysis
A propeller counterweight bearing shaft failed after takeoff at max gross weight. A vibration occurred & the plt began dumping his load, but he was unable to maintain altitude. The aircraft landed in soft mud and nosed over when it collided with a rice levee bank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8661H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1453
- Airframe hours
- 4,475
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Obrien Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Bell City, 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
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 12,000 total · 6,000 in this make and model · 150 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 7 knots, gusting 7
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N8661H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.