- Date
- June 27, 1995, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cheneyville, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8685HGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950627014859A
- Case key
- 19471
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed at a low altitude.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During agriculture operations the pilot made a left turn and the aircraft began to lose altitude. The pilot increased power; however, this did not arrest the rate of descent and the aircraft impacted the ground.
Factual narrative
On June 27, 1995, at 1400 central daylight time, a Grumman G- 164A, N8685H, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while maneuvering near Cheneyville, Louisiana. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the aerial application flight.
In an interview with a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot reported that after departing an airstrip, the aircraft began losing altitude while in a left turn 60 feet above ground level. The aircraft continued "sinking" despite adding additional power. The aircraft subsequently impacted the ground resulting in structural damage to the wing leading edges, engine and fuselage.
An inspection of the aircraft by the FAA inspector revealed no anomalies that could have resulted in the loss of power or loss of lift.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8685H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1468
- Airframe hours
- 7,210
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Bernard J. Turner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 11, 1995 · 292 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,320 total · 700 in this make and model · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ESF, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8685H · 1
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