# NTSB FTW86LRD22: Grumman G-164A, N920X, Franklin, LA, July 22, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 22, 1986, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Franklin, LA
- Coordinates: 29.800893, -91.510528 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8009&lon=-91.5105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW86LRD22
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22145/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRD22

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application
  - terrain condition - ground
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N920X-1998-01-08), registration cancelled 1998-01-08, S/N 437 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 437
- Airframe hours: 8469
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860722035469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860722035469A), Jul 22, 1986: Scwzer G164A, Franklin, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck the ground while maneuvering during a crop dusting flight. Cause was not determined.

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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