- Date
- August 28, 1995, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Holyoke, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9650Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950828049689A
- Case key
- 19554
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, he was flying across rows of a bean field. He was making his last pass when he descended over wires at the end of the field and had established level flight when the main gear impacted the ground. The airplane nosed over and came to rest in the inverted position.
Factual narrative
On August 28, 1995, at 1030 mountain daylight time, a Grumman G-164A, N9650, was substantially damaged while maneuvering near Holyoke, Colorado. The commercial pilot was not injured. The aircraft was being operated by Steggs Aerial Spraying, Inc., under Title 14 CFR Part 137 when the accident occurred. The flight originated from Holyoke at 1000 MDT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial application flight.
According to the pilot, he was flying "across-rows" of a bean field. He was making his last pass when he descended over some wires at the end of the field and had "established level flight" when the main gear impacted the ground. The airplane nosed over and came to rest in the inverted position. The powerplant was found separated from the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9650
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1381
- Airframe hours
- 4,118
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Steggs Aerial Spraying, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Steggs Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 13, 1994 · 170 hours before
- Departed
- 8V5
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 705 total · 400 in this make and model · 705 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 95 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AKO, 45 nm away
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 N9650 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.