- Date
- October 26, 1982, 14:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Coolidge, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6628QGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821026064479A
- Case key
- 70335
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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
The pilot stated that he flew into a dust devil while in a downwind, procedure turn and the aircraft stalled. Reportedly, he dumped his load and applied full power, but he was able to recover before the plane hit the ground, left wing first. The pilot reported the wind was gusting to 10 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6628Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 154B
- Airframe hours
- 2,072
- Engine
- P & W R-985-AN14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Sarita Aerial Contractors Inc.
- Registered owner
- Sarita Aerial Contractors Inc.
- Departed
- Sarita, AZ
- Destination
- Sarita, AZ
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.
- Flight hours
- 1,912 total · 847 in this make and model · 15 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 194 °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 N6628Q · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.