# NTSB FTW92DPG02: Grumman G-164-B, N8285K, Mcdougal, AR, June 15, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: June 15, 1992, 12:05 local (17:05 UTC)
- Place: Mcdougal, AR
- Coordinates: 36.440116, -90.389236 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4401&lon=-90.3892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23407
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW92DPG02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23407/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPG02

## Probable cause

THE PILOTS FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLAN HIS TAKE OFF. A FACTOR WAS HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE CHEMICAL DISPENSING EQUIPMENT.

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lift-off - not possible, pilot in command
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF FROM A DIRT STRIP WITH INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY TO COMPLETE LIFT OFF. THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS UNABLE TO DUMP HIS LOAD DUE TO THE FACT HE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS SYSTEM AND THAT HE NEVER ACHIEVED SUFFICIENT SPEED TO LIFT OFF. THE AIRPLANE LEFT WING AND MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A RICE FIELD LEVEE RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE GOING OUT OF CONTROL AND BEING DESTROYED ON GROUND IMPACT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8285K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8285K-2026-09-21), registration cancelled 2026-09-21, S/N 646-B, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164-B
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 646B
- Airframe hours: 5087
- Engines: P&W PT6-20 550 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Mtm Aircrft
- Registered owner: Mtm Aircrft
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 1992, 301 hours before
- Departed: NONE
- Destination: NONE

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 21,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 20,500 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19920615020269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920615020269A), Jun 15, 1992: Scwzer G164B, Mcdougal, AR, Destroyed. Unable to climb on takeoff. Settled into rice field. Hit levee. Hot day light wind. Failed to dump load.

## Other investigations on N8285K (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 FTW99FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA150), May 26, 1999: Grumman-Schweizer G164-B (N8285K), Brinkley, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors were the pilots failure to maintain control of the aircraft, spatial disorientation, and the fog.

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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