# NTSB FTW91DPG18: Grumman G-164A, N5076, Dewitt, AR, July 31, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 31, 1991, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place: Dewitt, AR
- Coordinates: 34.279598, -91.329727 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2796&lon=-91.3297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23207
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW91DPG18
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23207/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG18

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER GLIDEPATH. A FACTOR WAS THE BERM AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - terrain condition - berm (contributing factor)
  - proper glidepath - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING AN APPROACH TO A SOD STRIP, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO DESCEND TOO LOW AND STRUCK A DIRT BERM 50 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5076](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5076-2017-08-23), registration cancelled 2017-08-23, S/N 1111, 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: 1111
- Engines: P&W R-1340-AN1 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Stanley L. Shepherd
- Registered owner: Stanley L. Shepherd
- Airport: NONE, Dixie Dryer Strip

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 16,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 15,500 as pilot in command, 210 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 25° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °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 19910731031159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731031159A), Jul 31, 1991: Scwzer G164A, Dewitt, AR, Substantial damage. Landed short of Private strip and nosed over. Was low due tailwind on one way strip. Spray boom caught weeds.

## Other investigations on N5076 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA01LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA099), Mar 13, 2001: Grumman G-164A (N5076), Poplarville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to a cracked number 2 cylinder which resulted in a forced landing, subsequent impact with the runway, departure from the runway down an embankment, soft terrain and nose…

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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