- Date
- June 19, 1986, 08:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Palacios, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N48398Grumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860619026689A
- Case key
- 22043
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the ground run portion of the takeoff, the acft contacted a mud hole which resulted in it veering off the grass and into bushes alongside the strip. The plt did not select suitable terrain for the takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48398
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14B
- Airframe hours
- 3,308
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Riceland Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 25, 1986 · 400 hours before
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 7,009 total · 310 in this make and model · 6,979 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PSX, 4 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.
Other investigations on N48398 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.