- Date
- July 12, 1983, 17:30 local (Jul 13, 1983, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Buckeye, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9863Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830712029709A
- Case key
- 23787
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After takeoff the acft flew about 1/4 mile when the engine started running rough. The pilot jettisoned his load but could not maintain alt. The acft made a forced landing in a plowed field 3/4 mile from the service strip. An examinationof the engine revealed the right magneto distributor gear teeth (part # ge 52189) were stripped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9863
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1303
- Airframe hours
- 3,435
- Engine
- P&W R1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Pierce Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 11, 1983 · 91 hours before
- Departed
- E55 · Buckeye, AZ
- Airport
- E55 · Pierce
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
- 36
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,150 total · 2,130 in this make and model · 5,012 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 108 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHX, 31 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.