- Date
- June 17, 1995, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Cash, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4562Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950617048829A
- Case key
- 19464
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were the low altitude at which the power loss occurred and the lack of suitable terrain for a 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
The pilot reported that while flying eastbound, 30 feet above ground level, the engine 'suddenly lost power followed by loud backfiring.' He further reported that, 'due to trees to the east and south and low altitude' he was 'unable to set up' properly for an emergency landing.
Factual narrative
On June 17, 1995, approximately 0945 central daylight time, a Grumman G-164A, N4562, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Cash, Arkansas. The commercial pilot was not injured. The agricultural airplane, owned and operated by Crider Flying Service, was operating under 14 CFR Part 137 when the accident occurred. The aerial application flight originated from a private airstrip at 0900 where it had loaded fertilizer. A flight plan was not filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
The pilot reported that, while flying eastbound at 30 feet above ground level, the airplane "suddenly lost power followed by loud backfiring." He further reported that, due to trees located to the east and south, and the airplane's low altitude, he was "unable to set up" properly for an emergency landing. Examination of the airplane revealed structural damage to the fuselage and both main wing spars.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4562
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Raymond Crider
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1995 · 150 hours before
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
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,089 total · 170 in this make and model · 750 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4562 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.