- Date
- July 22, 1986, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Franklin, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N920XGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860722035469A
- Case key
- 22145
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ground
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Analysis
During aerial application, the pilot was maneuvering for alignment with a field, when the aircraft struck the ground. Nopreimpact mechanical malfunction or failure was evident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N920X
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 437
- Airframe hours
- 8,469
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Terry Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 6, 1986
- Departed
- Franklin, LA
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,491 total · 2,435 as pilot in command · 134 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.