# NTSB FTW88DRD02: Grumman G-164A, N4708, Jennings, LA, May 11, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 11, 1988, 07:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place: Jennings, LA
- Coordinates: 30.220487, -92.650367 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2205&lon=-92.6504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88DRD02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22486/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD02

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - turn to reverse direction
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - turn to reverse direction

## Analysis

THE AG AIRPLANE WAS SPRAYING OVER A RICE FIELD AND WAS MAKING A TURN-AROUND WHEN THE AIRPLANE SETTLED INTO SMALL TREES AND BUSHES.  NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRPLANE OR POWERPLANT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4708](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4708-2020-10-31), registration cancelled 2020-10-31, S/N 1088, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1088
- Airframe hours: 6674
- Engines: P&W R-1340 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Riceland Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed: NONE

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 3,819 total, 2,450 in this make and model, 3,728 as pilot in command, 135 in the last 90 days, 35 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °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 19880511013989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880511013989A), May 11, 1988: Scwzer G164A, Jennings, LA, Substantial damage. Stalled aircraft on pull up from a low level aerial application pass. Collided with trees at the edge of the field.

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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