- Date
- May 16, 1982, 17:50 local (May 17, 1982, 00:50 UTC)
- Place
- 10 West Of Bigg, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N10280Grumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820516038519A
- Case key
- 69613
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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
During takeoff, the engine began to vibrate and lose power. While landing in the only available area, one of the main gear dug into a soft spot and the aircraft flipped over. An investigation revealed that the no. 4 cylinder had become cracked from the front spark plug hole to the rear spark plug hole. About 4 inches of the crack appeared to be old, the remainder of the crack was new.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10280
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 80
- Airframe hours
- 6,475
- Engine
- P & W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- P.M. Dusters, Inc
- Registered owner
- P.M. Dusters, Inc
- Departed
- 10 West Of Bigg, CA
- Destination
- 10 West Of Bigg, CA
- Airport
- Nock, runway 18, 2,200 × 0 ft, dirt
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 750 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 192 °F
- Observed at
- MYV, 25 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 N10280 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.