- Date
- August 9, 1984, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Tallulah, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8961HGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840809040489A
- Case key
- 21426
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After applying seven (7) loads of chemicals the pilot landed and loaded both fuel and chemicals. After takeoff he completed one swath run and was just starting the second run when he allowed the wheels to contact the crop. The load was not jettisoned and the aircraft never regained flying speed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8961H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38
- Airframe hours
- 4,100
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Montrose Air
- Registered owner
- Wayne Hopkins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · July 2, 1984
- Departed
- M80 · Tallulah, 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
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,692 total · 650 in this make and model · 1,601 as pilot in command · 341 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLU, 55 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.