- Date
- July 20, 1988, 21:02 local (Jul 21, 1988, 04:02 UTC)
- Place
- Parker, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6747QGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880720027239A
- Case key
- 25726
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an aerial application flight, the pilot dispensed the load and was returning to the airstrip due to an approaching thunderstorm. Enroute, the visibility was reduced to near zero from blowing dust. The pilot lost control of the airplane and collided with the terrain. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6747Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 260B
- Airframe hours
- 5,061
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- J. Kamburoff, Aerial Spray Inc
- Registered owner
- John Kamburoff Aerial Spray
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · June 15, 1988 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- Poston, 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
- 45
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 15,447 total · 8,000 in this make and model · 15,360 as pilot in command · 211 in the last 90 days · 130 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 90° at 25 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °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 N6747Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.