- Date
- June 1, 1985, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kaplan, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7371Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850601023959A
- Case key
- 21772
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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.
Analysis
The left brake failed during the landing roll. The acft veered to the right of the rwy and ground looped. During the groundloop, the left tire blew and the tail wheel spring bolt assembly failed. Cause of the brake failure was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7371
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 996
- Engine
- P&W R1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Joseph T. Campbell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1985
- Departed
- Abbeville, LA
- Airport
- Forked Island, runway 14, 1,800 × ft, dirt
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
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 N7371 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.