- Date
- July 25, 1986, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bastrop, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6718QGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860725035199A
- Case key
- 22141
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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 acft came to rest inverted with the engine under water after a power loss and forced landing. The plt stated that he started losing power in the turn to line up for his first aerial application run. The acft settled to ground impact in a landing attitude despite full throttle and jettison of load. The left landing gear broke off on an embankment and the acft nosed over into a water filled ditch. Since the engine was submerged for several days no engine teardown was accomplished. No malfunctions were found during the on-site investigation. There were no witnesses to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6718Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1712
- Airframe hours
- 3,232
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Jasper W. Grant
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 4,275 total · 2,325 in this make and model · 3,994 as pilot in command · 237 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.