- Date
- May 24, 1988, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Winnie, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5374Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880524016109A
- Case key
- 22481
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Analysis
Acft was substantially damaged when it struck a ditch and flipped over after settling to the ground following t/o from a pvt ag strip. The plt stated that during the t/o, the wind shifted to a quartering tailwind and that he attempted to dump his load because he was past his rejected t/o pt. Following lift off, the acft brushed some tree tops at the end of the strip, decelerated, and subsequently settled into a cultivated field off the end of the rwy. After touchdown, the acft rolled about 100' and struck an irrigation ditch which caused it to flip over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5374
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1132
- Airframe hours
- 2,240
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-PC, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Michael C. Gabriel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 21, 1987 · 190 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,376 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 4,376 as pilot in command · 191 in the last 90 days · 72 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 11 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BPT, 240 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5374 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.