- Date
- May 24, 1994, 13:55 local (18:55 UTC)
- Place
- Casscoe, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48386Grumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940524016449A
- Case key
- 19069
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Probable cause
The inadvertent stall and power loss for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
As the pilot completed a swath run and initiated a climb, smoke was observed coming from the engine. During a turn, a total loss of engine power occurred, and the engine seized. The pilot dumped his load and initiated a 180 degree turn to the only suitable landing area available. After about 90 degrees of turn he realized that he was too low and slow to make the intended field. He leveled the wings and landed straight ahead. The airplane impacted a ditch, the fuel tank ruptured, and a fire destroyed the aircraft. The cause of the power loss was not determined.
Factual narrative
On May 24, 1994, at 1355 central daylight time, a Grumman G-164B, N48386, was destroyed while maneuvering near Casscoe, Arkansas. The commercial pilot sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the aerial application flight.
According to the pilot/operator report, the pilot had completed a swath run and had initiated a climb when he observed white smoke coming from the engine. During a left turn, a total loss of engine power occurred, and the engine seized. The dumped his load and initiated a 180 degree turn to the only suitable landing area available. After about 90 degrees of turn he realized that he was too low and slow to make the intended field. He leveled the wings and landed straight ahead. The airplane impacted the ground in a level attitude, and then bounced 50 feet into the air. The pilot moved the control stick to the full aft position and the nose dropped. The airplane impacted a ditch, the fuel tank ruptured, and a fire destroyed the aircraft. The cause of the power loss was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48386
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11B
- Airframe hours
- 6,151
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Dewitt Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1994 · 75 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Dewitt, AR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 18,400 total · 942 in this make and model · 18,140 as pilot in command · 192 in the last 90 days · 120 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 3 knots, gusting 4
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.