- Date
- July 20, 1984, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kinder, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8548HGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840720034359A
- Case key
- 21404
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - temperature extremesFactor
Aircraft weight and balance - disregardedCause
Performance data - disregardedCause
Maneuver - initiatedCause
Stall/mush - uncontrolledCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Object - tree(s)Factor
Load jettison - initiatedFactor
Analysis
The heavily loaded acft was turned shortly after takeoff and began to settle. The plt started to dump the load but the acft contacted trees during the attempt and crashed. The acft was loaded with fertilizer and nearly full of fuel. The temperature was 90 degrees. The plt said he should have climbed higher before starting to turn.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8548H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1412
- Airframe hours
- 4,503
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Bell Flying Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 25, 1984 · 598 hours before
- Departed
- Kinder, LA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 17,010 total · 14,000 in this make and model · 16,910 as pilot in command · 305 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LCH, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.