# NTSB FTW86LRD15: Grumman G-164B, N48585, Church Point, LA, June 24, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 24, 1986, 09:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place: Church Point, LA
- Coordinates: 30.400949, -92.210304 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4009&lon=-92.2103&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW86LRD15
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22139/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRD15

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - aircraft handling - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - maneuver - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48585-2012-12-18), registration cancelled 2012-12-18, S/N 59B, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 59B
- Airframe hours: 4320
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860624027289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860624027289A), Jun 24, 1986: Scwzer G164B, Swords, LA, Substantial damage. On takeoff roll, dodged a wet spot on the strip. Wing caught high weeds, pulled the aircraft into a rice levee.

## Other investigations on N48585 (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW88DRD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD11), Jun 29, 1988: Schweizer G-164B (N48585), Cheneyville, LA, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW80DRD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD29), May 2, 1980: Grumman G-164B (N48585), Church Point, LA, substantial damage

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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