- Date
- June 24, 1986, 09:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place
- Church Point, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N48585Grumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860624027289A
- Case key
- 22139
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acfts left wingtip caught in weeds during takeoff and the acft was pulled left. The plt had turned to avoid a wet spot on the airstrip and contacted the high weeds then swerved into a rice levee.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48585
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 59B
- Airframe hours
- 4,320
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Acadian Dusters Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 28, 1986
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
- 63
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 25,000 total · 22,500 as pilot in command · 317 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °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.
Other investigations on N48585 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.