- Date
- August 21, 1983, 03:00 local (10:00 UTC)
- Place
- Poston, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6757QGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830821043889A
- Case key
- 23833
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Light condition - nightFactor
Airport facilities,runway edge lights - unavailableFactor
Proper alignment - not maintainedCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - softFactor
Nose over
Analysis
During takeoff from the unlighted strip the acft went off the right side. The right main landing gear went into the softsandy shoulder & the acft flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6757Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 268B
- Airframe hours
- 3,354
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- John Kamburoff
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 9, 1983 · 94 hours before
- Airport
- runway 36, 2,600 × ft, dirt
N6757QRegistration cancelled Dec 20, 1989 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 17,296 total · 2,049 in this make and model · 15,876 as pilot in command · 135 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.