# NTSB FTW84LA366: Grumman G-164, N528Y, Oak Grove, LA, August 24, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 24, 1984, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Oak Grove, LA
- Coordinates: 32.859554, -91.390808 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8596&lon=-91.3908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA366
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21442/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA366

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, unknown
  - landing gear,tire - failure,total (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH A FLAT LEFT MAIN TIRE, VEERED LEFT AND NOSED OVER INVERTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N528Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N528Y-2016-11-16), registration cancelled 2016-11-16, S/N 165, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 165
- Airframe hours: 6528
- Engines: JACOBS R-755A2M1 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Herman H. Ferrell
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, May 7, 1984
- Airport: runway 36, 1,800 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 2,130 total, 441 in this make and model, 2,061 as pilot in command, 190 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 81 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840824046529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840824046529A), Aug 24, 1984: Scwzer G164B, Oak Grove, LA, Substantial damage. Landed with flat left main tire. Veered and flipped over onto its back.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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